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"Melzzzzz" <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote in message 
news:20160216195425.1b1906d8@maxa-pc...
> On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:42:52 -0500
> "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:
>
>> "Melzzzzz" <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote in message
>> news:20160216191422.48cb0e82@maxa-pc...
>> > http://www.techtimes.com/articles/133874/20160216/hackers-hold-hollywood-hospital-s-computer-system-hostage-demand-3-6-million-as-patients-transferred.htm
>> > "
>> > Hackers have taken the computer system of the Hollywood Presbyterian
>> > Medical Center hostage, demanding 9,000 Bitcoin or $3.6 million.
>> > "
>>
>>     "The administration has forbidden the use of other computers
>>     for fear that the harmful software could spread to more
>> workstations."
>>
>> Most likely Windows if it's workstations.
>>
>> I could see local data being encrypted/taken-hostage but all the
>> important stuff at a hospital should be on some backend DB running on
>> a server. IT should constantly be backing up this data. If the
>> servers weren't compromised (and they shouldn't have) then what does
>> the $3.6M get them?
>
> Problem is always one machine that keeps important password(s).
> That goes like that. User plugs in usb key with game or
> access some malware site, etc. When hacker gets passwords for access to
> server, all is lost. No matter OS on the server.

You'd expect that passwords to the production server and the password to the 
production database would be better protected. Most likely the person who 
has these passwords wasn't the one infected. A employee at some workstation 
shouldn't be able to access any resources like this.


>> Did they get in by leaving USB drives in the parking lot?
>
> Probably.

It's worked before.


>> There are always going to be places with terrible security practices.
>> The hackers just need to find them.
>
> Imagine computer security in hospital ;)
>

The problem is that if you're really good at IT then you're not going to 
work at a hospital. The tech company across the street will hire you for 
more money.

Lots of insurance companies, financials, manufacturing, etc use our product. 
We deal with different IT departments all the time. Most have decent people 
working there but others can be bad. These are the database people we deal 
with but there's bad security people out there too.

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Windows? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-02-16 19:14 +0100
  Re: Windows? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-02-16 13:42 -0500
    Re: Windows? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-02-16 19:54 +0100
      Re: Windows? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-02-16 14:19 -0500
        Re: Windows? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-02-16 20:52 +0100
          Re: Windows? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-02-16 15:23 -0500
      Re: Windows? Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-02-17 12:44 +0000
  Re: Windows? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-02-16 20:05 +0000
    Re: Windows? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-02-16 15:34 -0500
      Re: Windows? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-02-16 21:05 +0000
        Re: Windows? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-02-16 16:42 -0500
          Re: Windows? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-02-16 22:13 +0000
            Re: Windows? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-02-16 19:41 -0500
              Re: Windows? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-02-17 00:49 +0000
                Re: Windows? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-02-16 20:05 -0500
        Re: Windows? Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-02-17 14:16 +0000
          Re: Windows? owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-02-17 18:59 +0000
  Re: Windows? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 05:11 -0800

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