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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.

• Setbacks in search for worm author

  Security experts are hunting for clues that might finger the person who wrote the SQL Slammer worm that hammered the Internet this past weekend. Yet chances are, the attacker will escape, investigators said.

• Slammer: The first 'Warhol' worm?

  Last week's Sapphire worm, widely known as SQL Slammer, infected more than 90 percent of vulnerable computers within 10 minutes, opening a new era of fast-spreading viruses on the Internet, according to a think tank.

• Slamming the Slammer worm

  A rapidly spreading computer worm infests networks and bogs down Internet traffic across the globe. Are you affected? What do you do next? Find out in ZDNet Australia's special report.

• How to save the world from worms

  SQL Slammer shows that network security needs more than patches. As is often the case with security issues, the answer lies outside IT.

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• Worm exposes laziness and Microsoft bugs

  SQL Slammer, also known as the Sapphire worm, has highlighted a dirty secret in the IT industry: Software bugs are common and administrators are slow to patch them.

• 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?

• 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.

• Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

  From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

• Hacker code could unleash Windows worm

  A hacker group releases code designed to exploit a widespread Windows flaw, paving the way for a major worm attack as soon as this weekend, security researchers warn.

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• MS: Secure computing is still a decade away

  COMMENTARY--One year ago, Bill Gates challenged his Microsoft troops to make the company's products more trustworthy. What's been accomplished? A bit. What still needs to be done? A lot.

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