Conficker postmortem: hype distracted but threat is real
April 1 has come and gone and in the minds of many people the Conficker worm turned out to be a joke instead of the major Internet security event that might have been envisioned. Was the hype good, or bad, and who is to blame?
"I'm not sure what to think," said Bruce Schneier, chief security technology officer at BT, who is usually critical or pessimistic. "In a sense, the whole Conficker thing just puts a name on a general problem."
The problem is that there are tons of malicious programs and attacks out there on the Internet every day and people don't do enough to protect their computers. People need to be vigilant in patching their systems and updating their anti-virus and other security software all the time, and not just when there is a virus outbreak. This isn't new at all.
