The FBI sent an alert to U.S. businesses: threats, stakes and opportunities

Following the destructive and complex cyberattacks targeting Sony Pictures, the FBI sent an alert to U.S. businesses, warning those businesses of an attack using particularly malicious software against a U.S. based business. 

According to the FBI the malware evolved can crash networks and erase hard drives. 
A Reuters article about the report, states, “The overwriting of the data files will make it extremely difficult and costly, if not impossible, to recover the data using standard forensic methods.”

Malware  can be distributed via social engineering and phishing methods,  so Connectikpeople.co, also available via www.retinknow.ga encourages organizations to refresh their awareness program to try to minimize the chances that an employee can be tricked into helping to load the malware. Or review this critical note.