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Local Organization Working to Keep Iowans Safe Online
whotv.com DES MOINES, Iowa — According to Pew Research Center, 64% of Americans have been impacted by a data breach targeting their bank or social media accounts. A local nonprofit organization is now working to educate Iowans about online safety. Reboot … |
In the wake of yet another ransomware attack—this time named NotPetya—I have a special message specifically for those of you working in organizations that continue to run Microsoft Windows as the operating system on either your servers or your desktops:
You are doing a terrible job and should probably be fired.
I know. That’s harsh.
But it’s true. If you haven’t yet replaced Windows, across the board, you absolutely stink at your job.
For years, we’ve had one trojan, worm and virus after another. And almost every single one is specifically targeting Microsoft Windows. Not MacOS. Not Linux. Not DOS. Not Unix. Windows.
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Hillary Clinton isn’t the only one who may have had an e-mail security problem. A security researcher has discovered that the Trump Organization’s mail servers all run on a version of Microsoft Windows Server that has been out of support for years, with minimal user security. The e-mail servers for Trump’s hotels, golf courses and other businesses run on an unpatched version of Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Server 6—making them a vulnerable target for anyone who might want to gain access to the organization’s e-mails.
Security researcher Kevin Beaumont posted the finding on Twitter at 6:00pm on Monday:
Quick update on Trump corp email servers – all internet accessible, single factor auth, no MDM, Win2003, no security patching. pic.twitter.com/nIMTa9UmdL
— Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) October 17, 2016
Beaumont also found the Trump Organization’s Web-based e-mail access page. Until this morning, the Trump Organization allowed Outlook Web Access (OWA) logins from webmail.trumporg.com. Beaumont said he did not attempt to log into the e-mail system.