This weekend will show whether Microsoft can withstand a denial-of-service attack with advance warning – and the attack has apparently already begun. The Blaster worm that is programmed to launch the strike has so far infected 330,000 machines by one count – but that number could be as high as 1 million. Microsoft, under attack, releases Blaster security advice http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815msunder.html?net Microsoft site down day before Blaster set to attack http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815mssite.html?net Symantec: Blaster victims top 330,000 machines http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0814blastsym.html?net
This weekend will show whether Microsoft can withstand a denial-of-service attack with advance warning – and the attack has apparently already begun. The Blaster worm that is programmed to launch the strike has so far infected 330,000 machines by one count – but that number could be as high as 1 million.
Microsoft, under attack, releases Blaster security advice
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815msunder.html?net
Microsoft site down day before Blaster set to attack
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815mssite.html?net
Symantec: Blaster victims top 330,000 machines
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0814blastsym.html?net
Power begins to return to Northeast U.S., Canada
Sitting at my computer yesterday afternoon, my monitor’s screen started winking at me before it shut down completely. I had no idea then that 50 million other poor souls were also losing power at that very instant. As electricity is restored today, some firms are looking at how the Internet held up during the Blackout of 2003.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815powerbegin.html
Verizon Wireless to roll out push-to-talk
Verizon Wireless this week said it will a turn up a nationwide “push-to-talk” service on Monday. Verizon Wireless will become only the second mobile operator to offer the walkie-talkie-type service. Up to now, Nextel differentiated itself on its push-to-talk service, which observers attribute to the wireless operator’s industry-low customer churn rate.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0814push.html?net
The spam calculator
This calculator will help you figure out how much spam costs your enterprise each year – and can be used to develop a call for action to get the resources you need to fight the problem. Plug in your enterprise’s numbers and assumptions below and the calculator will tell you the damage.
https://www.nwfusion.com/spam/index.jsp?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. Update: Blaster worm infections spreading rapidly
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0812blastinfect.html?net
2. ‘Big bang’ to jolt Microsoft users
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0811longhorn.html?net
3. Worm programmed to blast Microsoft’s patch site
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0811rpcblast.html?net
4. NetWare at a crossroads
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0811novell.html?net
5. UCSF’s up-tempo upgrade
