Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
Talkback You see, you will never understand it coz you didn't and won't ever experience it, anyway, whatever with your comments, i can see the only ignorant one in here is you, trying to be a wise ass, word of advice: chill off and take a hike, it doesn't...
About: Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
[November 30, 2004, 16:30]
Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
Talkback Sinclaire, I see that literacy is not a virtue of yours. If you ever want to receive any respect by posting publicly like this, may I suggest that you learn to communicate first? People would be more likely to take your "opinions" seriously if you...
About: Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
[November 30, 2004, 13:45]
Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
Talkback First i would like to say that avers only want to arrest people like BENNY just to make them examples for others, he is an ex-member (i.e.retired) so pick up a dictionary and learn your acronyms.second i like to state that some of us will boycott...
About: Ex-virus writer questioned over Slammer
[November 29, 2004, 18:44]
Could Symantec have saved you from Slammer?
Talkback Symantec is only interested in Symantec and in defrauding its customers! There is no easy way of contacting Symantec and this leads one th think that they do not want customer contact. Their, supposed, customer service is out sourced to India and...
About: Could Symantec have saved you from Slammer?
[October 3, 2004, 21:09]
US hacker gets five years in the slammer
Talkback These were not just any PC, but specifically *Miccrosoft Windows* PCs. Obviously people have come to associate MS Windows with seive-like security. And it goes without saying that botnets are exclusive to MS-WIndows, but surely, it should not be...
About: US hacker gets five years in the slammer
[May 10, 2006, 6:35]
Slammer worm claims victim Down Under
Talkback So, how much is the estimated COST of this problem? I'm just wondering if things like this ever get added to the TCO Microsoft is always touting as being so low for Windows. In this case, it could even be that having a windows machine just simply...
About: Slammer worm claims victim Down Under
[January 19, 2005, 17:00]
MSBlast writer thrown in slammer
Talkback The virus writers are falling one by one, the domino effect in action.
About: MSBlast writer thrown in slammer
[January 31, 2005, 12:42]
Linux servers 'attacked more often'
Talkback Companies hit by Slammer were not harmed as badly as they might have been, because it was designed to propagate quickly, degrade networks, and to compromise vulnerable systems rather than cause destruction or steal confidential data.
About: Linux servers 'attacked more often'
[February 20, 2004, 19:14]
Tuesday
Blog SQL Slammer hits the Net, triggers faults in Cisco routers, DNS falls off the edge of the world, ATMs clam up and servers break down. Tuesday 28/1/2003 What a mess! It gets worse: the code that's exploited might be in SQL Server 2000 -- which...
[January 31, 2003, 16:40 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
13-year-old put on register for Internet paedophilia
Talkback Seems more than a little unfair that viewers of Internet child pornography are given up to 30 months slammer time, while those providing the children for abuse, and abusers, photographers, etc.go scot-free.
About: 13-year-old put on register for Internet paedophilia
[August 13, 2004, 12:58]
Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
Talkback The code red and slammer worms are undisputable evidence that windows is inherently insecure, XP is still being shipped without the patches for these worms, it is possible to have an infected XP box before registration has taken place!
About: Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
[January 29, 2004, 12:21]
Friday
Blog Temporarily unavailable due to SQL Slammer in the code database. Friday 31/1/2003 A quick end of week quiz: What is Microsoft's Palladium initiative? An open initiative to develop trustworthy computing, with input from the rest of the industry.
[January 31, 2003, 16:40 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
Worm spread shows hole in patch system
Talkback None of our customers is infected by this worm, and we had the same thing with other worms like Code Red, Nimda and Slammer. There are other solutions to prevent that your network stays vulnerable when yo have no time to patch.
About: Worm spread shows hole in patch system
[August 13, 2003, 12:16]
Thursday
Blog Matt Loney got a huge story up about SQL Slammer from his home on a Sunday morning, and it was around the world in less time than it takes to shout "Hold the front page"! Thursday 30/1/2003 Congratulations to our comrades over on Silicon.com, who...
[January 31, 2003, 16:40 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Certainly not seventy years in the federal slammer. Friday 10/06/2005 Despite being somewhat more generously appointed than Gary McKinnon, I am not the “UK’s biggest hacker”. Not a hacker at all these days, unless you count running some unofficial...
[June 10, 2005, 18:55 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
Talkback Linux servers are actually attacked far more than Windows servers, the majority of the net run Linux web servers and they are constantly attacked, though no code red or slammer has appeared for them, plainly and simply because Linux is an...
About: Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
[January 30, 2004, 4:52]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Fail to comply, and it's the slammer for you. Tuesday 15/8/2006 IUBHE PKJAW CBAYT NJQZE — or, in other words, Phil Zimmermann is at it again. The inventor of Pretty Good Privacy or PGP, the first generally distributed public key encryption system...
[August 18, 2006, 20:35 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Still, at least we can use our iTrips without fear of six months in the slammer. Weds 12/7/2006 My very favourite telecoms regulator is going sane. I had my worries about it earlier this month when it appeared to have a hissy fit over people...
[July 14, 2006, 19:15 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
Encryption foils Internet child porn prosecutions
Talkback Of course when DNA testing proves a 20-plus-year-old man has carnal knowledge of one of these jailbait minors, his feet won’t touch the ground on the way to the slammer. As an émigré outside the UK/EU, so presumably beyond the jurisdiction of UK...
About: Encryption foils Internet child porn prosecutions
[February 22, 2005, 3:26]
Windows 98 lifeline 'prompted by Linux threat'
Talkback Ask any IT department that spent last summer fighting SoBig, slammer and various other threats how much time and effort was spent on that. I find it amusing when the analysts comment on the money that will need to spent "re-educating users".
About: Windows 98 lifeline 'prompted by Linux threat'
[January 14, 2004, 13:22]
