Cybercrime
Patching Against the Next WannaCry Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8620)
This month’s Microsoft patch updates include one particular vulnerability that is raising concerns: CVE-2017-8620, which affects all versions of Windows from 7 onwards. Microsoft explained, “in an enterprise scenario, a remote unauthenticated attacker could remotely trigger the vulnerability through an SMB connection and then take control of a target computer.”
<p><span><span>This month's <a href="http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-windows-search-flaw-exploited-attacks">Microsoft patch updates</a> include one particular vulnerability that is raising concerns: CVE-2017-8620, which affects all versions of Windows from 7 onwards. Microsoft explained, "in an enterprise scenario, a remote unauthenticated attacker could remotely trigger the vulnerability through an SMB connection and then take control of a target computer."</span></span></p>