Mittwoch, 29. Januar 2003

Internet Worm Unearths New Holes [SecurityFocus] "While similar in many ways to earlier worms, Sapphire raises new questions about the pace at which companies and government agencies are linking critical networks and computer systems to the Internet, often without a clear understanding of the risks. " 9:05:22 PM    comment []

The Case of Slammer and the Broken Patching Process. Though it could have been worse, the Slammer worm that crippled networks last weekend at a pace of 200,000 to 300,000 attacks per hour really shouldn't have been as big or as widespread as it was. Microsoft had discovered the vulnerability in its SQL Server 2000 software back in July and had issued a patch for it. [osOpinion] 7:38:58 PM    comment []

Symantec's 'Submit a Deal' Flawed. Software giant Symantec's failure to secure a portion of its corporate site leaves an online database of acquisitions proposals exposed, including one from longtime industry critic Vmyths. By Brian McWilliams. [Wired News] 12:05:02 PM    comment []

Slow response to Slammer worm points to NIPC woes. Despite a seemingly slow response to the worm?s appearance on Saturday, an NIPC spokesman denied there was any delay in responding to the Slammer threat. [Computerworld Security Holes News] 9:05:11 AM    comment []

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