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Thursday, January 30, 2003
Internet Worm Unearths New Holes - Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post
The computer bug that ravaged systems throughout the world over the weekend showed how the increasing use of the Internet by businesses, banks and local governments has created vulnerabilities where few ever suspected them.... While similar in many ways to earlier worms, Sapphire raises new questions about the pace at which companies and government agencies are linking critical networks and computer systems to the Internet, often without a clear understanding of the risks. "It's showing us the cutting edge of where people or organizations are becoming prematurely reliant on the Internet," said Kevin Poulsen, a security specialist and editorial director of SecurityFocus. "It's showing us interdependencies that we didn't know existed."
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