By now you have all probably heard about the WannaCry ransomware attack. This did NOT affect any King County Computers, laptops, tablets or devices. This is the benefit of “Enterprise Security” and having all our devices on the same King County system. When IT/Microsoft rolls out a patch, it patches your device and you don’t even know it.

But let’s move onto your personal devices. It’s very important to install security patches when the alert pops up on your phone/laptop/desktop/tablet. It’s also important to have an anti-virus protection installed and up-to-date. Think of these updates like changing the batteries in the smoke detector. Make sure you do check in a few times a year and especially when you see stories like the WannaCry ransomware attack in the news.

For a longer, more detailed explanation of this ransomware and our specific actions, please read this message from Ralph Johnson our Security Director.