ZDNet

SQL Slammer slows Internet traffic

The SQL Slammer worm (w2.SQLSlammer.worm), also known as Sapphire (F-Secure), w32.SQLexp.worm (Symantec), and Helkern (Kaspersky), exploits known vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL 2000 servers. It does ...
Ars Technica

SQL Slammer vs. MS SQL 2000 and the Internet

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 ...
ZDNet

SQL Slammer worm wreaks havoc on Internet

A worm that attacks Microsoft's database software spread through the Internet over the weekend, causing cash machines to stop issuing money, taking most of South Korea offline, and slowing down the ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft: Massive site attacks not our fault

Microsoft denies that vulnerabilities in its Web and SQL Server software have been exploited to hack hundreds of thousands of Internet pages Microsoft late Friday denied that vulnerabilities in its ...
Ars Technica

ASP.NET + SQL on public Internet: need a security primer

I'll soon be developing an application that will be controlled access, but will be visible to the whole Internet. All of the web apps I've developed before have been for internal networks, so I've ...
Computerworld

Microsoft: Massive site attacks not our fault

Microsoft late Friday denied that vulnerabilities in its Web and SQL server software had been exploited to hack hundreds of thousands of Internet pages. “Our investigation has shown that there are no ...