If you were surfing the 'net yesterday, you might've noticed having trouble reaching some sites. If you work in IT, you might have gotten a phone call yesterday morning to come in and start putting ...

On January 25 th 2003, the Slammer worm exploited a vulnerability in SQL Server 2000, to execute a buffer overflow attack, affecting customers of Microsoft’s relational database management system.

Microsoft products may not be alone in contributing to the spread of the SQL Slammer worm, security researchers said Wednesday. Other companies also make products containing the Microsoft database ...

Microsoft's policy of relying on software patches to fix major security flaws was questioned Monday after a series of internal e-mails revealed that the software giant's own network wasn't immune from ...

The SQL Slammer worm, also called Sapphire, targeted a known flaw in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and clogged Net traffic as it searched for vulnerable systems. The vendor released a patch for the flaw ...

Upfront preparation helped my company ward off the SQL Slammer worm, which exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server and creates a flood of packets, similar to a ...

Update 26 Jan 2003: Microsoft SQL Server has been hit by a new worm, called SQL Slammer, that has wreaked havoc across the Internet. Full story. A known vulnerability in Microsoft SQL server systems ...

BOSTON — Still patching your SQL Server databases? Well, be sure not to miss the post-Slammer sale! The new W32.Slammer worm, a nuisance for network administrators worldwide, has turned into a ...

It has been said that we’re all but food for the worms. In the rush to create a worldwide network, we have once again rendered ourselves food for worms, albeit an entirely different kind of worm, in a ...

While organizations around the world this week scrambled to disinfect and patch systems that had been hit by the dangerous new W32.Blaster Internet worm, John Halamka could sit back and relax. “I’m ...