Evolving Threats: Conficker Botnet and Top Security Configuration Challenges

In this evolving threat landscape, we continue to see vulnerabilities exploited across numerous applications outside of just Microsoft. And the time available to shore up these security gaps continues to rapidly decrease as exploits are already in the wild for many of these vulnerabilities. Conficker continues to wreak havoc and now systems on the Mac platform are vulnerable to the iBotnet. With more complex and dynamic network environments, mis-configured systems also provide a large window for exploits to leverage.

In this Lumension audiocast, you will learn:

• The impact of Microsoft patches as well as the latest string of non-Microsoft vulnerabilities
• How Conficker has continued to evolve
• About the iBotnet and some key recommendations to safeguard your Mac environment
• Key recommendations to improve your security posture and reduce costs through the enforcement of configuration policies