Conficker: Microsoft says two basic security steps might have stopped infections

If businesses and consumers stuck to security basics, they could have avoided all cases of Conficker worm infection detected on 1.7 million systems by Microsoft researchers in the last half of 2011.

According to the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence report, all cases of Conficker infection stemmed from just two attack methods: weak or stolen passwords and exploiting software vulnerabilities for which updates existed.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/conficker-microsoft-says-two-basic-security-steps-might-have-stopped-infections-191756?source=rss_security

call center appointments call center order entry