One of the largest outbreaks of the ransom-ware virus WannaCry, which lock your files and require you to pay hundreds of dollars to an unknown entity to unlock the files was released on Friday May 12th.  The infection has spread to over 100 countries worldwide and shut down many organization’s networks.  While most of the reported outbreaks were not in the US, it is widely believed that additional variants of the virus will be released in the coming weeks and protection of your company data in all areas of your IT network must be reviewed.