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Still, 89 percent say they're confident in their organization's cyber security stance.

The vulnerability and phishing attack should both be easy to resolve -- but they're thriving.

62 percent of security professionals say their organization simply doesn't provide sufficient training for its cyber security staff.

23 percent haven't yet determined whether it's relevant to their organization.

Eighteen percent use a paper logbook to do so.

76 percent are rethinking their security strategies as a result.

In comparison, just 38 percent worry about their car being stolen or broken into, a recent survey found.

68 percent are still running Office 2007.

Still, 78 percent of IT business decision makers say they already spend enough, or too much, on protection from such attacks.

Affected buckets are owned by major news sites, popular retailers and leading ad networks.

72 percent of IT security pros say the need has increased in the past two years.

NHS trusts had been warned to apply patches months before the attack.

Ultimate Anonymity Services offers more than 35,000 RDPs for sale, including about 300 from the U.S.

Still, 45 percent of IT admins says they aren't concerned about bad password policies in the workplace.

Early victims include the Interfax news agency and Ukraine's Ministry of Infrastructure.

The botnet has the potential to launch a devastating DDoS attack.

The attackers first hit third-party suppliers, then use those suppliers to breach major targets.

Two thirds of IT pros admit they've done the same.