How U.S. dodged a cyber bullet
Software updates, geography — and luck — saved the day SAN FRANCISCO The massive WannaCry ransomware attack has hit hundreds of thousands of computers from Taiwan to the United Kingdom. Despite the global nature of the attack, few networks and companies in the United States appear to have been hit. The reason, say cybersecurity analysts, is a combination of luck, geography and adherence to software updates, though the United States is by no means invulnerable to such attacks. The attack encrypted all the [...]