tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post1608096234448772109..comments2024-02-15T11:05:15.579-06:00Comments on Apathetic Lemming of the North: Conficker-Infected Computers Send Spam, Fake Anti-MalwareBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post-60701941996623352412009-04-24T23:10:00.000-05:002009-04-24T23:10:00.000-05:00Brigid,
Oops. Fixed that. Thanks.
I'm not surp...Brigid, <br /><br />Oops. Fixed that. Thanks. <br /><br />I'm not surprised that Conficker is still around: and, although I'm not in a tizzy over it, I think this is a serious problem. Maybe very serious. <br /><br />The infected medical computers point out very real issues in IT security. <br /><br />I think, although anti-malware software and procedures are important, the long-term solution is to make the benefit-risk ratio for creating and releasing malware daunting enough to discourage hackers. <br /><br />And for that to happen, there will have to be global cooperation - and a refusal to take rank and position into account: "<A HREF="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517622,00.html" REL="nofollow">Ex-Sen. Bill Bradley Sits on Board of Major Spamming Firm</A>.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583544120956527475.post-80501833512922091192009-04-24T21:47:00.000-05:002009-04-24T21:47:00.000-05:00Oy ve. Is that still around? That's bad.
Speaking...Oy ve. Is that still around? That's bad.<br /><br />Speaking of bad, you might want to fix the typo in this quote: "and wither shielded their computers from it, or de-wormed their machines."Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.com