Conficker: I Came, I Saw, I Did ... Nothing
As you probably know by now, the Conficker worm is rampaging through computer networks like a debutante through daddy's liquor cabinet. Scheduled to wreak havoc on April 1, it has proven true to its timetable. The Washington Post's Brian Krebs reports that Conficker has broken London's Big Ben, restored Iceland's bankrupt economy, and nearly caused a nuclear missile launch in Alaska.
As CBS's 60 Minutes news show calmly noted a few days ago:
The Internet is infected. Malicious computer hackers have been creating more and more weapons that they plant on the Internet. They call their weapons viruses and worms -- they're creepy, crawly toxic software that contaminate our computers without our ever knowing it. You can be infected by simply visiting your favorite Web site, or just by leaving your computer on, overnight while you're asleep.
