Really?
Well, it just might.
Not alot of people know about the Conficker. It’s a 3rd generation worm that easily propagate through basic network and able to enable remote-control by an unauthorized user. On top of that, it has a time-bomb of receiving further instruction and execute them on April 1st, 2009.
The real issue, however, is the fact that it is known already to infect millions of Windows-based system in the world, making it a close runner-up to the infamous Blaster worm.
So, what is the real risk? What can you do to prevent it? What do you think is going to happen?
Read up the article: http://i.gizmodo.com/5183751/giz-explains-how-a-brainy-worm-might-jack-the-worlds-pcs-on-april-1
Furthermore, if you’re in the IT field, I recommend you google the word ‘conficker’ and start reading.
Here’s a few more…
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200904/2813/Report-Facts-and-information-on-the-Conficker-Worm-Update
http://origin.arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090116-conficker-worm-spikes-infects-1-1-million-pcs-in-24-hours.html
