Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs agreed. "Our analysts believe that Mydoom.b is probably using machines infected by the original Mydoom," said Kaspersky spokesman Denis Zenkin in an e-mailed statement. "The computer community may be facing a much more serious outbreak than the one caused by Mydoom.a yesterday."
Anti-virus firms are racing to combat Mydoom.b with updated virus definition files, but not all companies have yet posted alerts for the variant, nor updates that can defend and disinfect.
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.
