<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>They just want to have funding for another conference so they can spend the per diem shopping.</div><div><br></div><div>el<br><br><div>-- <div>Sent from Dr Lisse's iPad mini 4</div></div></div><div><br>On 18 May 2017, at 13:29, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com">michele@blacknight.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Title" content="">
<meta name="Keywords" content="">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Arial;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.msoIns
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-style-name:"";
text-decoration:underline;
color:teal;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">You’re making it sound like the malware was targeting countries etc., specifically.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">There isn’t any evidence that it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">It was and is a global issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">And tbh most of the issues could be mitigated if people kept their servers and desktops up to date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><br>
Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Mr Michele Neylon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Blacknight Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Hosting, Colocation & Domains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.blacknight.host/">http://www.blacknight.host/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://blacknight.blog">http://blacknight.blog</a> /<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://ceo.hosting/">http://ceo.hosting/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">-------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Betel Hailu <<a href="mailto:hailu@isoc.org">hailu@isoc.org</a>><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday 18 May 2017 at 12:51<br>
<b>To: </b>"<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[AfrICANN-discuss] WannaCry Ransomware Attacks: A Test of Africa's Cybersecurity Preparedness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello everyone!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As you well know a number of African countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, Tanzania, Niger, Morocco and Tunisia have reportedly been attacked by the recent "WannaCry" ransomware malware that
hit institutions around the world.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Should Africa be alarmed by cyber threats, such as this recent attack?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Does Africa have the cybersecurity preparedness and capacity to deal with these types of threats?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Read our latest blog: "WannaCry Ransomware Attacks: A Test of Africa's Cybersecurity Preparedness"<br>
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/africa-bureau/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-test-africas-cybersecurity-preparedness">https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/africa-bureau/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-attacks-test-africas-cybersecurity-preparedness</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Kind regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Betel Hailu
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#919191">|
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6D6D6D">Africa Regional Bureau – Communications Coordinator
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#919191">|
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">ISOC: Internet Society</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">skype: betty.hailu |
<u><a href="http://www.InternetSociety.org"><span style="color:#44546A">www.InternetSociety.org</span></a>
</u>| </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Follow Us </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><image001.png></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ISOC_Africa"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none"><image002.png></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>AfrICANN mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:AfrICANN@afrinic.net">AfrICANN@afrinic.net</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann">https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>