May 18, 2017

"Editor's note: The massive global cyberattack that began on Friday has once again set off alarm bells for global internet security. The virus called 'WannaCry' used the EternalBlue developed by the United States' National Security Agency that was stolen by the hackers. What measures should China take for its cyber security? And what should individuals do for self-protection? Two experts share their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang on the subject:

Update operating system on time to escape attack

WannaCry seems rather destructive but regular computer users can easily escape its attack. The loophole in the Windows operating system, which the ransomware uses to attack computers, was already plugged up by a patch released by Microsoft in March. As long as users update their computers' operating system on time, they will be safe from the attack."

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