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.

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 ...

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. On Thursday, London ...

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 ...