● 03.03.09
●● Why Conficker is a Blessing to GNU/Linux
Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Security, Windows at 12:26 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: Windows security menace makes a good reason to make the move
THE Conficker worm is a subject that we’ve already covered in (reverse chronological order):
Microsoft’s Blame-Shifting Strategy Precedes More TroubleLeave Microsoft AloneNever Blame Microsoft, Blame Users and ExploitsBotnets and Bounties Versus Real SecurityIs Windows to Blame for Cracking of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?Windows Problems Take Down Airplanes, JFK Airport, Houston Municipal CourtsTurkey, France, United Stated Under Attack by Microsoft Windows InsecuritiesMicrosoft Adopts Malware Techniques to Advance .NETWindows Botnets Go Out of Control, Obama Web Site Delivers Windows MalwareOne Windows Worm, One Week, and Possibly 250,000,000+ New Windows ZombiesDeath by Microsoft WindowsUNIX/Linux Offer More Security Than Windows: EvidenceUS Army Becomes Zombies Army; London Hospitals Still Ill (Windows Viruses)Eye on Microsoft: Another Messy Week for Security
The bad news is that Conficker causes great harm to the Internet that we all share. In some cases, even DNS goes down as a result. Some companies may be losing business, based on the following new report.
Conficker may bring commercial web sites to their knees[...]One of the most notorious pieces of recent malware is set to cause collateral damage to commercial web sites.[...]In practice, security researchers are able to analyse this function as easily as any other. And a coalition of ISPs and other players has been registering the domains Conficker will try to use before the worm’s backers can get hold of them.
The good news is that better reasons are now being given for companies to migrate to GNU/Linux.
As the Conficker worm continues to burrow into more Windows systems, it’s become apparent that not only are many users failing to keep up with their patching, but many others are running older versions of Windows for which patches aren’t available.
Cash-strapped companies are unable to buy new computers and they surely have no interest in the Fiasco of the Year which is saddled onto them. The natural step forward would be to convert existing PCs to a modern, secure operating system. GNU/Linux is a perfect fit. █
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