WannaCry ransomware highlights need for resiliency, advises Cognosec

Cognosec AB (Nasdaq: COGS), an international leader in IT security, GRC and PCI services, has today announced its take on the recent ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attacks. The attacks, which spread like wildfire across the globe, encrypted computers running older or unpatched Windows systems and demanded $300 to $600 in Bitcoins.Some of the code used to programme the worm had previously been utilised for malware distributed by the Lazarus Group – hackers that were also responsible for the 2014 Sony attack which was blamed on North Korea. The Windows vulnerability that had been identified was