I'm sorry DaveAM, but there is NO excuse for hospitals etc being brought to their knees by that OTHER than utter incompetence in their management . . no comfort to those put at risk by the result of the virus (which is why I don't defend IN ANY WAY the action of the originator of this thing) - but I do think those responsible for "managing" these "services" show an even greater failure . .

The point is that this attack mechanism was both obvious and well known. Only through complacency (or total incompetence) could this have had the impact it did.

G.