170 computers in Germany became infected with the notorious Conficker worm. 170 of them were disposed of and replaced with new equipment at the taxpayers expense. Wouldnt it have been easier (and cheaper) to have wiped the drives and restored from a backup?Read more in my article on Sophoss Naked Security blog. Follow Graham Cluley on Twitter to read more of the exclusive content we post. Back to the page you came from: http://www.sophos.com/naked-security-blonde.”]
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