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• Counting the cost of Slammer

  Analyst firms have begun to weigh in with initial estimates of the damage done by the SQL Slammer worm, the virulent program that spread quickly throughout the Internet a week ago.

• Damage control: What we learnt from 'Slammer'

  Forget ironclad shields against Slammer-style attacks. Companies need to cut back on the heroics and focus on limiting their pain.

• Slammer may not feed on Microsoft alone

  Microsoft products may not be alone in contributing to the spread of the SQL Slammer worm, security researchers said on Wednesday.

• Windows-based ATMs an easy touch for hackers

  Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines.

• Computer worm slows global Net traffic

  Cash machines, Internet connections and the servers that sit at the heart of the Internet have been affected by what experts are calling the worst worm since Code Red in 2001.

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  Is running Windows XP on ATMs stupid?

  When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?

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• Damage control: What we learnt from 'Slammer'

  Forget ironclad shields against Slammer-style attacks. Companies need to cut back on the heroics and focus on limiting their pain.

• Security wake-up call

  The recent worm attack on SQL Server should be a warning to all CIOs focused on Web services security. Here are five tasks CIOs and their staff need to do to better secure the enterprise.

• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

• Ex-cybersecurity czar issues gloomy report card

  This year alone, cyberattacks have shut down an ATM network, slowed the railroads, cancelled airline flights, and forced a nuclear power plant offline. If current trends continue, the cybersecurity situation will worsen exponentially.

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