Security 10940 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has released early versions of database security applications in reaction to the Slammer worm that wreaked havoc on the Internet last week.
The software tools, posted on Microsoft's Web site, give systems administrators a way to check the company's SQL Server 2000 database for the Slammer worm and to address vulnerabilities. The fixes focus on versions of the database that run on network servers and on another version, called SQL Server Desktop Engine, that runs on desktop PCs.

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Security 10940 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

The BBC has been hit by a virus for the second time in a month.

Subscribers to The Archers mailing list, which provides daily updates on the popular radio soap opera, were sent the SoBig worm by mistake last Thursday.

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Security 10940 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft products may not be alone in contributing to the spread of the SQL Slammer worm, security researchers said on Wednesday. Other companies also make products containing the Microsoft database software that has been exploited by the worm. More than 30 products, from security scanners to backup servers, use the vulnerable Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Desktop Edition (MDSE) 2000 software, according to a list compiled by database security site SQLSecurity.com.

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