Computers infected with the Beagle/Bagel worm -- one sign is the presence of the file 'bbeagle.exe' in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory -- can be cleansed with any of the several removal tools posted on security vendor Web sites. Symantec offers one here, for instance, while F-Secure has posted a similar utility here.
Beagle/Bagel is hard-coded to stop propagating on Jan. 28, but because it reads the infected system's internal clock -- rather than pinging an Internet server -- machines with incorrectly-set clocks may still spread the worm after that date.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
