On Tuesday 28 January 2003 03:29 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > Check this out: > > http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 > > > - by Tina Gasperson - > "The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed > its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows > 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a > reaction to "Slammer," the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet > last week. > > "Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site > had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, > but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the > White House website...." > > LX
LX: Ah, but wait. There's more. A story broke this morning about Microsoft's own servers being slammed by Slammer over the weekend. Why, you ask? Well, it seems that they hadn't been patched, although the patches have been available to the public since last summer. Oh, the delicious irony of it! Not only does the Emporer not have any clothes on, but closer inspection indicates that he's somewhat deficient in the anatomical department, too. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982305.html -- cmg
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