Read the article I linked to, VirtualBox will happily run on computers with less than 4GB of RAM.You can't set up virtual mode on computers running 7 home, or 7 pro if your ram is under 4gb.
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Read the article I linked to, VirtualBox will happily run on computers with less than 4GB of RAM.You can't set up virtual mode on computers running 7 home, or 7 pro if your ram is under 4gb.
Simple answer to part of your question(s) - if/when a signal is out (or showing anything less than a 100% correct aspect) it counts as a Red/Stop signal at which a train must stop and wait until instruction is obtained. (It used to be that some signals that caused a stop but there was then no communication facility - for whatever reason - could be passed at Red - with the movement then continuing at caution.
Crypto viruses are not the work of 'lone spotty teenagers'. They are the product of organised (and possibly state-sponsored) criminal networks.It does make you wonder how a spotty teenager sitting in his bedroom has managed to bring the NHS to its knees.
That is a ridiculous comment, keeping computers updated is nothing to do with government cost cutting, it's incompetence.One thing that this recent event has shown is that the Government's cost cutting is more than people imagine and this has left vulnerable people exposed. It does make you wonder how a spotty teenager sitting in his bedroom has managed to bring the NHS to its knees
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Read the article I linked to, VirtualBox will happily run on computers with less than 4GB of RAM.
That is a ridiculous comment, keeping computers updated is nothing to do with government cost cutting, it's incompetence.
This is an incredibly sophisticated attack that has also affected car factories and Deutsche Bahn for instance.
The Government paid £5.5 million in 2014 for Microsoft to continue updates....that lapsed in 2015 so for 2 years NHS computers have recieved no updates. Who do you blame for that the Government or the NHS.Yes, it was a spohisticated attack, and who knows, maybe the first of many? Could the whole internet be brought down and we all go back to reading ceefax...
But keeping computers updated isn't free - at least in "time" unless they can do it themselves. Can they? Otherwise I assume every single PC, laptop and tablet a company has, and in the case of the NHS that would be hundreds of thousands, would have to be updated...and not just once but every so often. My surgery has about 10 consultation rooms, each with its own PC, then there's the admin area and the back offices, so (a) what would need doing to each item (b) how long would it take and (c) would there be any cost in monetry terms? I've no idea - on my PC my antivirus asks to be updated, and I just click and let it get on with it. Would that be the same in an office?
That is a ridiculous comment, keeping computers updated is nothing to do with government cost cutting, it's incompetence.
My reading of it is that it only affected the departure boards at stations, and nothing safety-critical. In my experience German stations tend to have very clear and comprehensive paper-based departure boards too - it helps that the planned platform numbers are public and published in advance, so the electronic departure boards can't really tell you anything the paper ones don't, unless there is disruption.Thanks for that, but the reports doesn't say whether the trains kept running (even with delays). Can anyone fill in?
The Government paid £5.5 million in 2014 for Microsoft to continue updates....that lapsed in 2015 so for 2 years NHS computers have recieved no updates. Who do you blame for that the Government or the NHS.
Are train stations still running on obsolete software?
My reading of it is that it only affected the departure boards at stations, and nothing safety-critical. In my experience German stations tend to have very clear and comprehensive paper-based departure boards too - it helps that the planned platform numbers are public and published in advance, so the electronic departure boards can't really tell you anything the paper ones don't, unless there is disruption.
Microsoft! They sell their systems - they don't come for free, so they should support them.
Microsoft! They sell their systems - they don't come for free, so they should support them.
As an aside; and I'm out of my depth on this one.....what about if the NHS ran Linux? Is that supported....would it run the same...could it be attacked as easily...does antivirus/malware work...is it needed?
I tried Linux Unbutu (sp?) once and half liked it half didn't; can a business and organisation run Linux?
That is a ridiculous comment, keeping computers updated is nothing to do with government cost cutting, it's incompetence.
This is an incredibly sophisticated attack that has also affected car factories and Deutsche Bahn for instance.
Are all the people and businesses who've been affected by ransomware too poor to upgrade their computers? Including Renault, Nissan and Deutsche Bahn? I think not.Rubbish, it's entirely to do with cost cutting, the departments haven't the money to finance a roll-out of a new OS, which may well require newer hardware to run on.
Microsoft have also provided patches for XP, Windows 8 and Server 2003 - but strangely not Vista, so they are doing their best, but if people insist on not running Windows Update on a daily/weekly basis then what're they to do.
Are all the people and businesses who've been affected by ransomware too poor to upgrade their computers? Including Renault, Nissan and Deutsche Bahn? I think not.
There are arguments to be made that the NHS is under funded and I would agree with you in some respects, but this is purely incompetence, nothing more. You're making a cheap political point with no evidence.
Microsoft! They sell their systems - they don't come for free, so they should support them.
As an aside; and I'm out of my depth on this one.....what about if the NHS ran Linux? Is that supported....would it run the same...could it be attacked as easily...does antivirus/malware work...is it needed?
I tried Linux Unbutu (sp?) once and half liked it half didn't; can a business and organisation run Linux?
No because they haven't done anything wrong.As mentioned earlier this programme was apparently invented by the U.S. government ( and then stolen) .Given that the USA is keen to take legal action against anyone in the world who it sees to have acted against their interests is there a case for all those affected to seek a action against the U.S. government??
Most of this is incompetence or laziness on the part of the people that own/maintain/build the infrastructure. There are few good excuses for not keeping things up to date. If you can't keep things up to date then get them off the internet.
That probably overstates the situation. Businesses operate on a update cycle, just is driven by their needs rather than the needs of vendors to sell product.What we need is stability. Upgrading to a new operating system represents a huge risk so it is only ever done when it becomes absolutely essential. It's not just about cost, it's also about business continuity and stability.
I love that XP is still beating Vista
Are you asking about Vista? My previous home computer, which I had from the end of 2007 until summer 2015, was on Vista all that time.Never used it, but read that it was appalling!! Anyone here have experience?
**One worry is aircraft...I understand they can be flown independently but if ATC controls are down in a large country and they have to land...eeekhock:
For aviation the aircraft systems are controlled by the flight crew and the aircraft can be flown on standby instruments which means going back to similar instruments as you have on a C172. If ATC was hacked flight crew would resort to lost comms scenarios, they could all communicate with each other on VHF, so could easily revert to VFR 'see and avoid'.