What Drove Me to Linux -- and Keeps Me There Sep 9, 2009
Blaster Worm -- a wakeup call. When the Blaster Worm hit everyone here in my home state, I was shocked and appalled at how many IT pros failed to patch their systems/networks ahead of time. (IntranetJournal)
Thursday TV: Rush Aug 19, 2009
But it doesn't need sexing up or sensationalising: while they've chosen to use the Blaster Worm as the through-line and the supposed cause of various near-Armageddons, there's plenty of hard information here to keep us hooked. Geeks may be annoyed by the narrator's clear and patient explanation of the differences between a worm and a virus, how the common ones work and the basic mechanics of the internet but we Luddites are grateful. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
US giant puts up $5m to trap hackers Jul 8, 2009
In August, the FBI arrested a Minnesota high school student accused of writing a variation of the Blaster worm. However, there has been no breakthrough in the hunt for the creator of the SoBig virus, and investigators fear the malicious program may signal a more threatening trend of virus writing, once dominated by young amateurs. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)
What Conficker Reveals about Internet Crime May 27, 2009
In late 2003 the Waledac worm burrowed into Windows machines by exploiting the same vulnerability as the then widespread Blaster worm. Yet unlike Blaster, which was programmed to launch an attack against a Microsoft Web site, Waledac updated the infected machines with security patches. (Scientific American)
Building the Smart Grid: Proven Methods to Secure the Future May 21, 2009
The initial attack vector could also be leveraged to deploy a worm, much like the Blaster worm that wreaked havoc on computer systems in 2003. The consequences of such threats are potentially widespread and devastating. (Energy Pulse, CO)
