Internet Attack's Disruptions More Serious Than Many Thought Possible

AP via TBO ^ | Jan 27, 2003 | Ted Bridis

[Celtman]

According to Microsoft and Cisco, Internet technology (TCP/IP) will soon supplant traditional telephone and television networks.

      Level3 has been using TCP/IP on its voice network for several years.
      It seems a little scary to have all of our information infrastructure moving toward a single global public network - one which is inherently susceptible to packet storms.  And its not reassuring that most hosts run software written by a company that just doesn't seem to get when it comes to security.

[John W]

BTTT

[don-o]

Zone Alarm would be useless. This was directed at SQL servers.

Well, ZA was blocking a bunch of pings to my Port 1434 on Saturday. About one a minute for a while.

[ALS]

You and countless millions of others, but do you run MS SQL 2000?

[Mariner]

Level3 is bankrupt right?

[Publius6961]

BUMP

[FourtySeven]

I'm no computer expert by far, but this vulnerability was already addressed and stopped by McAfee's personal firewall about 8 months ago. I agree as has been said earlier; there's no excuse for this. It's just a pathetic display of unpreparedness.

[danelectro]

All it takes it one computer. It was scary how fast this thing spread.

[cnn] Worm spread worldwide in 10 minutes

wow.