The evolution of cybersecurity through cyberattacks: the SQL slammer worm
After the Morris Worm and the Melissa Virus, let’s continue our time travel through the cyberattacks that have made cybersecurity practices history. In 2003, the SQL slammer worm spread across the Internet and turned off large parts of the server infrastructure within minutes. Due to its impact, patch management practices were implemented to ensure critical […]
The evolution of cybersecurity through cyberattacks: the Morris Worm
A few weeks ago, we talked about how the events of 9/11 2001 have affected the evolution of cybersecurity. However, this evolution started long before 9/11: the need to protect users and their assets has emerged since the early days of the Internet with the spread of malware. Not all of it caused changes. However, […]