The SQL Slammer Worm - Negative PID

Have you ever wondered what the most destructive malware is? In January 2003, a computer worm became the fastest-spreading worm in Internet history, infecting

Negative PID

Thinking about #InfoSec organizational behaviors derived from cognitive bias. In particular, availability bias from things that are memorable.

#Log4j #Heartbleed #SolarWinds #ShellShock #Spectre #Meltdown #SQLSlammer

So now that #Crowdstrike has more or less blown over and most of the fallout is settling..

Who else remembers watching the internet black out in real time when #SQLSlammer hit?

Was this current #Crowdstrike outage or the SQL Slammer one in 2003 worse?

#Crowdstrike
#MSSQL
#SQLSlammer