March
Microsoft publishes the patch MS17-010 to resolve the relevant security issue.The SOC analysts inform their customers about the availability of the new patch and ask customers to patch.April
The networks of the customers are regularly scanned for vulnerabilities. The SOC knows now which customer patched already and which did not. All customers that did not patch yet are reminded to do so.12th of May – Friday afternoon
WannyCry attack starts and spreads in 99 countries within a few hours.The SOC team contacts all customers.13th to 14th of May – Saturday, Sunday
WannaCry spreads further: the combination of “worm” and ransomware reaches 150 countries.The specialists in the SOC stay in contact with the IT security responsibles of their customers. A free of charge extra network scan is offered. All customers make use of this offer.15th to 16th of May – Monday, Tuesday
The regular working week starts. All systems of all customers are running reliably and without any problem. The IT security responsibles also start their week smoothly.Result
More than 230,000 PCs were infected.No customer of RadarServices experienced problems with WannaCry thanks to the early detection of the vulnerability and the sustainable monitoring of patches. Moreover extra scans during the weekend allowed extra security and peace of mind.
March
Microsoft publishes the patch MS17-010 to resolve the relevant security issue.The SOC analysts inform their customers about the availability of the new patch and ask customers to patch.April
The networks of the customers are regularly scanned for vulnerabilities. The SOC knows now which customer patched already and which did not. All customers that did not patch yet are reminded to do so.12th of May – Friday afternoon
WannyCry attack starts and spreads in 99 countries within a few hours.The SOC team contacts all customers.13th to 14th of May – Saturday, Sunday
WannaCry spreads further: the combination of “worm” and ransomware reaches 150 countries.The specialists in the SOC stay in contact with the IT security responsibles of their customers. A free of charge extra network scan is offered. All customers make use of this offer.15th to 16th of May – Monday, Tuesday
The regular working week starts. All systems of all customers are running reliably and without any problem. The IT security responsibles also start their week smoothly.Result
More than 230,000 PCs were infected.No customer of RadarServices experienced problems with WannaCry thanks to the early detection of the vulnerability and the sustainable monitoring of patches. Moreover extra scans during the weekend allowed extra security and peace of mind.
