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  • Microsoft fails Slammer's security test

    Microsoft's policy of relying on software patches to fix major security flaws has been questioned after a series of internal e-mails revealed that the software giant's own network wasn't immune from a worm that struck the Internet last weekend.

  • 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.

  • Cleaning up after Slammer

    The Slammer worm is causing problems around the world - find out how to avoid it, and what to do if infected.

  • Slammer 'could have originated from Asia'

    Internet traffic began to increase in Asia before other regions, leading to speculation that the worm could have started there

  • New worm burrows into Aust systems

    The Slammer worm wreaked havoc on Australian networks over the long weekend as it raged through the Internet.

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  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • IT pros protect against Slammer

    System administrators' role in protecting Australian enterprises against vulnerabilities has come to the fore with the outbreak of the recent SQL Slammer worm.

  • 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.

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Reviews (2)

  • Microsoft extends NT's life

    Microsoft on Monday added another year of life to its aging Windows NT 4 operating system as the company struggles to convert customers to newer products.

  • 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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