The Conficker worm seems to be the digital version of the old B movie monster who refuses to die. Even though it’s been around for over two years and a patch for the vulnerability has been available for a long time, Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report found, based on data gathered from more than 600 million Windows systems and discussions with enterprise customers, that Conficker is still a big problem for many businesses. Unfortunately, many systems have remained unpatched and the use of weak passwords leaves users open to infection. Read more here:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Conficker-Worm-Continues-to-Plague-Enterprises-258258/