WATCH: Wannacry - National Crime Agency advice in 60 seconds

Here's our snapshot look at advice issued by the National Crime Agency after Wannacry ransomware hit computer systems.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th May 2017, 14:04 BST
Updated 15th May 2017, 17:28 BST

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The Wannacry screenshotThe Wannacry screenshot
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The National Cyber Security Centre's latest technical guidance includes specific software patches to use that will prevent uninfected computers on your network from becoming infected with the "WannaCry" ransomware: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/ransomware-latest-ncsc-guidanceAdditional in-depth technical guidance on how to protect your organisation from ransomware is also available from the NCSC at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/protecting-your-organisation-ransomware and on the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Ransom:Win32/WannaCrypt.