US-CERT issues Conficker warning
Saturday, April 4th, 2009Another memo, another bulletin has arrived. This time it is from United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), our security department seems to be busy lately these memos are becoming more frequent. Regardless, it is all for the good, after all it is interesting to know what actions are being taken globally.
Their alert underlines what we already know, so it is not exactly a revelation to us. However, I find it interesting that the problem has escalated to such an extent that Homeland Security has been involved. Possibly, there is the feeling of an attack at national security, cyber terrorism anyone? I had a pleasurable evening last night with some friends, and we discussed whether the Chinese government engineered Conficker. I personally feel it is most likely an independent organisation or the Russian government. However, without going into a whirlwind of skulduggery and conspiracy, we were perhaps wrong on both counts and it is some 16-year-old code monkey, which just happens to be bored for the past year or so.
On a lighter note, I am now officially on holiday and I am visiting a friend of mine in Holland next week. I managed to achieve as much as I can at work, and I have locked away all pens and Post-It notes from the prying eyes of work colleagues. Call me possessive, but I would like my desk to be intact and to have all contents unmoved when I return. I am sure I will make some sporadic blog posts on my travels; I will be taking a British Airways flight, which means my first visitation of Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport. I hope that the baggage handlers are not on strike…
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