Sober.d isn't the first worm to pose as a security update from Microsoft. Last year's Swen outbreak, for instance, successfully used this trick to infect thousands of computers.
Anti-virus firms reacted by updating their virus definitions to take the new Sober into account, and by bumping up alert levels. Network Associates, for instance, tagged Sober.d as a "medium" threat, while rival Symantec labeled it as only a "2" in its 1 through 5 scale.
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.
