Tag: SQL Slammer
Tech Time Warp: The scourge of SQL Slammer
Tech Time Warp: The scourge of SQL Slammer
It must have been frustrating to write the Jan. 25, 2003, Microsoft press release responding to the SQL Slammer worm, also known as Sapphire. Read between the lines, and it’s easy to decipher the statement’s real message: “We tried to...
Tech Time Warp: SQL Slammer reveals a harsh truth
Tech Time Warp: SQL Slammer reveals a harsh truth
Network admins the world over had a bad weekend in late January 2003. That’s when the SQL Slammer took the world by storm and, in the process, reminded everyone of a harsh truth: A security patch does no good if...