Fairly boring commentary from an oversensitive, emotionally demanding computer nerd (with a not-so brand-new 4-year-old, and two cats)
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January 25, 2003
MSSQL attack slows Net
A worm attacks vulnerable MSSQL installations and slows traffic trying to find more.
It does make me wonder:
- Why people run MSSQL in front of a firewall?
- If they do that, why they haven't installed a fix that was issued 6 months ago
The answer is mainly that Windows appeals to people who don't want to know the details of running a server. But really, people who don't want to know these details really shouldn't be running a server outside a firewall
I hope this hasn't gotten inside the firewall at work - Code Red was no fun.
Update: More details and discussion at Slashdot, of course
Posted by markj at January 25, 2003 11:35 AM
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