Microsoft fails Slammer’s security test. Internal memos show that the software giant hadn’t patched its own network against the Slammer worm, causing many of its services to fail. [CNET News.com]
Archive | January 27, 2003
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
MacWhispers: Apple’s Microsoft Word Killer. There may be some truth to this; one of my sources has revealed that Keynote is only one in a line of apps. [Hack the Planet]
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
Red Hat intros 12 month only support on ‘consumer’ OSes. Surely not a ‘switch to Advanced Server’ stick, people? [The Register]
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
Be careful what you promise. “;->” [Scripting News]
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
It’s good to see Microsoft recognize that some of their customers choose, for whatever reason, to continue to maintain a six-year-old product. Microsoft extends NT’s life. The software giant prolongs some support for its Windows NT 4 operating system, giving the aging server product another 12 months of patches and fixes. [CNET News.com]
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions Super Bowl Trailer. [Hack the Planet]
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
The Boston Globe features another article on the foolishness of Comcast alienating their customers with mailing address domain name changes: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/027/business/Change_in_e_mail_riles_users+.shtml
"A lot of people see this as a wake-up call"
How many wake-up calls do we need? Worm exposes laziness and Microsoft bugs. The Sapphire worm that hit servers running Microsoft SQL is a wake-up call for anyone who thought the Internet had become a safer place following increased attention by corporate and government leaders. [CNET News.com]