The Worm That Turned

May 2009

Windows security and vulnerabilities - Are you as protected as you could be?

You may or may not have heard of the Conficker-C worm. It is a current, rather virulent threat that has infected over 15 million machines over the net so far. It gives the author the ability to control desktops and servers, the full scope and objectives of which are still unknown. Once infiltrated Conficker-C can wipe out your entire workforce productivity for days. 

Worms, viruses, Trojans and malware are designed by their off-beat authors to surreptitiously penetrate unseen, but they will leave trails. These critters can be inadvertently contracted by an innocent download of an infected file, or opening an infected email.

If you think you have a virus you must react quickly. Consult your IT service provider and run your anti-virus scan as a first measure.  More importantly take preventative measures.

Anti-virus is a must, it comes pre-installed in most machines these days. Ensure yours up-to-date, download the latest up-dates and software patches as soon as they are published. Restrict employee internet access to high risk social networking and non-business sites during business hours. Have your email filtered through Synergy Mailscan, it will trap spam and quarantine suspect mail before it hits your system.

Synergy have harnessed technology to contain and combat assaults on our Client’s systems.  We have stringent internal policies and procedures in place and our engineers are trained to read and react to the warning signs on a real-time basis. If you would like to benefit from our expertise, then please give us a call.