NHS mulling Ubuntu switch after Windows XP fail?
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NHS mulling Ubuntu switch after Windows XP fail?
The NHS could be considering switching its software infrastructure from Windows to Ubuntu, after Windows XP vulnerabilities were exploited in the recent cyber attack that crippled the National Health Service. Or is it just an elaborate gag?
The NHSbuntu platform came to our attention via Dr Dean Jenkins, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and editor-at-large of BMJ Case Reports, who writes about it on Differential Diagnosis, his blog.
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Possible Protections To Take Against WannaCry Ransomware Attack
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Ubuntu Login Screen Security Flaw Could Allow Anyone To Access Your Files [Ed: No, not true. But then again, Fossbytes is better at plagiarism than at grasping what it ‘writes’ about. Expect corporate media, funded by Bill Gates and Microsoft, to run "Linux not secure" stories amid WannaCry fiasco.)
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