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Infections of a worm that spreads through low security networks, memory sticks, and PCs without the latest security updates is “skyrocketing”.

The malicious program, known as Conficker, Downadup, or Kido was first discovered in October 2008.

Anti-virus firm F-Secure estimates there are now 8.9m machines infected.

Experts warn this figure could be far higher and say users should have up-to-date anti-virus software and install Microsoft’s MS08-067 patch.

In its security blog, F-Secure said that the number of infections based on its calculations was “skyrocketing” and that the situation was “getting worse”.

Securing the IT is ‘the cost of doing business’, what people tend to focus on is the costs of doing so, in downtime, service disruption or having the guy do it. What we should be focussing on is seeing the ‘patch’ process as the vehicle to achieve what it is we need to achieve – upgrading driver packs, layered components like SMS or system firmware, seeing what we can achieve, we’re rebooting the desktops to apply that Microsoft patch, could we schedule a chkdsk, upgrade the firmware etc. Security patching remains an opportunity as much as a cost, it’s all about what you deliver, if you’re patching or patching and moving forward…

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