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Last Updated: Feb 03, 2003 
Saturday morning, while most of us were still sleeping, the Slammer worm slithered in, exploiting a six-month-old vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Servers. The SearchSecurity.com team can help with advice and other resources in ... >> Ask expert Ed Yakabovicz for help
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NEWS:
>> Assigning blame for Slammer misguided (SearchSecurity.com) 30 Jan 2003
>> Experts warn unpatched SQL Servers still susceptible to Slammer (SearchSecurity.com) 29 Jan 2003
>> Manic Monday for SQL Server admins (SearchSecurity.com) 27 Jan 2003
>> Initial SQL worm cleanup simple, patching may not be so easy (SearchSecurity.com) 25 Jan 2003
>> Expert: Slammer could have been worse (SearchSecurity.com) 27 Jan 2003
>> Slammer productivity, cleanup costs more than $1 billion (CNET) 31 Jan 2003
>> Slammer fix a service pack away, not a patch (The Sydney Morning Herald) 31 Jan 2003
>> Experts debate full disclosure in light of Slammer (The New York Times (free registration required)) 30 Jan 2003
>> Slammer stirs up terrorism talk (San Jose Mercury News) 29 Jan 2003
>> Slammer keeping companies, experts honest (San Jose Mercury News) 28 Jan 2003
>> Experts say finding Slammer author difficult (The Associated Press) 28 Jan 2003
>> Internal Microsoft e-mail: MS hit by Slammer (CNET) 27 Jan 2003
>> The virus name game (SearchSecurity.com) 20 Dec 2002
>> Virus management: Never a dull moment (SearchSecurity) 29 Jul 2002
>> The lexicon of viruses, worms and malicious code (SearchSecurity.com) 19 Nov 2002
>> Where have all the high-profile viruses and worms gone? (SearchSecurity) 12 Mar 2002
>> Five ways to be virus-free (SearchSecurity) 23 Jul 2002
>> Virus prevention trivia (SearchSecurity) 14 Jun 2002
>> A virus by any other name: Virus naming practices  (Security Focus) 03 Jun 2002
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