Worms, Attacks, Assorted Security Threats On Businesses Rise Sharply In 2003
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The first three months of 2003 have seen an 84% rise in hacking attempts against businesses. It also indicates a worrying trend of hackers exploiting undocumented vunerabilities or those that have yet to be patched - a recent flaw in Microsoft’s IIS server wasn’t discovered until someone had already exploited it.
The SQL Slammer worm may also have had something to do with the rise - it was one of the fastest spreading worms in history, mainly due to its small size and efficiency.