Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Public Service Announcement: Patch Your XP/2000 Box Immediately
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 09:45 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4890780/
Please check and make sure your system has been updated for the latest security patches, and tell your friends and family members to run Windows Update and verify that all critical patches have been installed. The new Sasser worm is making its way around the internet and requires nothing more than you being online to catch it. It does not spread via email.
"If you haven't patched, it's going to find you. It's just a matter of of time," said Sharon Ruckman, Senior Director of Security Response at Symantec Corp. Some indicators show the virus actually impacting the overall performance of the Internet as well. Keynote Systems Inc., which monitors Internet performance, said there was a noticeable downgrade in performance of Internet routers on Tuesday. It wasn't enough to slow down Web page browsers, said Kirsten Husak, consulting manager with Keynote, but it might interfere with streaming video or voice over IP traffic."
Ok, you can now post the obligatory rants on XP, security and other irrelevant academia on the matter. :wink:
Please check and make sure your system has been updated for the latest security patches, and tell your friends and family members to run Windows Update and verify that all critical patches have been installed. The new Sasser worm is making its way around the internet and requires nothing more than you being online to catch it. It does not spread via email.
"If you haven't patched, it's going to find you. It's just a matter of of time," said Sharon Ruckman, Senior Director of Security Response at Symantec Corp. Some indicators show the virus actually impacting the overall performance of the Internet as well. Keynote Systems Inc., which monitors Internet performance, said there was a noticeable downgrade in performance of Internet routers on Tuesday. It wasn't enough to slow down Web page browsers, said Kirsten Husak, consulting manager with Keynote, but it might interfere with streaming video or voice over IP traffic."
Ok, you can now post the obligatory rants on XP, security and other irrelevant academia on the matter. :wink:
