SQL Slammer shows that network security needs more than patches. As is often the case with security issues, the answer lies outside IT.
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.
Mike Nash, vice president of Microsoft's security business unit, takes stock of the software maker's war on worms and viruses.
Microsoft has spent billions of dollars in recent years to secure its software. Now it's payback time.
Forget ironclad shields against Slammer-style attacks. Companies need to cut back on the heroics and focus on limiting their pain.
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.
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Two years after Chairman Bill Gates called on Microsoft to redouble its efforts to secure its software, the company is beginning to make progress, according to customers--but much work remains.
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