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Report: Turkish hackers breached U.S. Army servers
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| Investigators believe an SQL injection attack was used to exploit a
| vulnerability in Microsoft's SQL Server database in order to gain access to
| the servers.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10252375-83.html
No wonder the Head of Microsoft SQL Server jumped ship. The product is utter
rubbish.
Related:
Database head to leave daily duties at Microsoft
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| Paul Flessner, who leads Microsoft's data storage and platform
| division, will step down from his daily duties after the new year.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6131496.html
New attack technique threatens databases
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| A noted database security expert, Litchfield is perhaps best known for
| uncovering a bug in Microsoft SQL Server database server that was
| subsequently used by the SQL Slammer worm. Litchfield has long criticised
| Oracle for the time it takes to fix vulnerabilities in its database software.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/28/lateral_sql_injection/
SQL Injection Attacks on IIS Web Servers
http://www.osnews.com/story/19690
Microsoft offers assistance to combat mass SQL injection
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/107111/from/rss09
Huge Web Hack Attack Infects 500,000 Pages
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| One anti-virus vendor said the sites might have been compromised through
| a "security issue" in Microsoft's Web server software that has been reported
| to Microsoft's engineers.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145151-pg,1/article.html
Study Says Linux More Secure
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| More than 70 percent people surveyed said they found Red Hat Linux less
| vulnerable to security issues than Microsoft's operating system.
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http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Study_Says_Linux_More_Secure/551-88850-580.html
Study: 70 percent say Red Hat more secure than Windows
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080425-study-70-percent-say-red-hat-more-secure-than-windows.html
Microsoft officially 425 years behind the times
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| It's not just Excel and Exchange that ignore the Gregorian calendar. The Reg
| has also confirmed that SQL Server 2008, Windows Small Business Server, and
| Windows Mobile are ignorant as well.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/04/sql_server_hit_by_leap_year_bug/
SQL Server 2005 SP1 won't work with Vista
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| It's no secret that a number of applications, including
| several of Microsoft?s own, are not going to work properly
| with Windows Vista when the product ships.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=71
SQL Server 2005 SP2 Critical Update Available
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| Microsoft is seeking to resolve a technical glitch caused by Service
| Pack 2. For some installations, cleanup tasks stop prematurely after
| applying the service pack.
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| The hotfix, which Microsoft has designated a "critical update," is
| available for existing SQL Server 2005 installations with Service Pack 2.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/sql_server_2005_sp2_critical_update_available.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/2y64vc
Vista-compatible SQL Server 2005 SP2 likely February 19
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| Microsoft began warning users of SQL Server 2005 Vista incompatibilities
| last Fall.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=266
Vista flaw could haunt Microsoft
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| Microsoft wants a bigger piece of Oracle and IBM's database business, but
| an oversight in its new operating system could cost the company plenty.
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http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/14/magazines/business2/microsoft_vista.biz2/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote
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