Inside story of the Conficker worm

[Noreen]

Very interesting (long) article here about the story of the Conficker worm. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227121.500-the-inside-story-of-the-conficker-worm.html?full=true

[Rik]

Interesting indeed, Noreen, and yet another argument for people being required to undertake proficiency training before being allowed web access, imo.

[Noreen]

I'm amazed at the cleverness of the originators of this worm.

[Simon]

They are, but it's a shame they can't put their 'talents' to better use.

[Rik]

From their point of view, they probably are.

[Simon]

Yes, that's the trouble. 

[Noreen]

Well, when you look at the money that they can make and the tiny chances of being caught.......................

I did read somewhere that when these people are caught, they should be employed rather than imprisoned. It might not be "right" but it might be practical.

[Rik]

If we could trust them. Maybe a good compromise would be to get them to work from a prison cell.

[Sebby]

From their point of view, they probably are.

Exactly. To some extent, I think they are misunderstood.

[Rik]

Officer Krupke?

[colonelsun]

It's a pity such obvious intelligence and resourcefulness isn't better employed in permanently removing the Chinese imposed firewall or something similar. Whoops...this hacking thing is complicated because i'm endorsing cyber crime...but you see my point?

[Rik]

I thought it was your head.

[colonelsun]

I thought it was your head.

That's what my mother used to say to me as a kid. She'd put a picture of me on the mantle-piece and it used to scare the other kids away from the open fire.

[Rik]

 

My mother just put me on the mantle-piece, it had the same effect.  8)

[colonelsun]

What kind of so called intelligent person came up with the name Cornficker anyway?

And is that letter 'i' in there by mistake?

[Rik]

 

It got it past the filter.  8)