WannaCry Ransomware and What To Do

Paul Wagenseil, cyber editor at Tom's Guide, discusses the latest WannaCry Ransomware attack and offers advice.

"This is a cyber criminal effort, entirely for financial gain," said Wagenseil. "You pay [the ransom to release your data] to a BitCoin address, no one knows where that address is."

Wagenseil says that hospitals and small businesses will be the most vulnerable to the attack, since they don't always have the capacity to update their security systems. So, what can you do?

Keep your system updated with the latest patch level and have a certain awareness of fishing attacks.