Spida (js.spida.b.worm, also known as Double Tap and SQLSnake) is an Internet worm now attacking Microsoft SQL servers worldwide. Written in JavaScript, Spida actively scans port 1433 for access into ...

Hackers have been brute-forcing thousands of vulnerable Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) servers daily to install cryptominers and remote access Trojans (RATs) since May 2018 as researchers at Guardicore Labs ...

A survey by renowned database hacker David Litchfield has found a whopping 492,000 Microsoft SQL and Oracle database servers directly accessible to the Internet without firewall protection. Litchfield ...

The rapid spread of the “SQL Slammer” worm showed that highly vulnerable desktop servers are everywhere. Here’s how enterprises can shut them down for good. What You Need to Know New security concerns ...

Hi,<br><br>we have a couple of SQL Servers (2000 and 2005) which have the SQL ports open to the Internet for our customers' convenience.<br>This results in thousands of "login failed for sa" in the ...

Lansweeper has warned about the widespread use of outdated Microsoft SQL Server versions in enterprises. Its scan of over a million SQL Server instances revealed that 20 per cent are unsupported by ...

Cybersecurity experts have spotted a new hacking campaign taking advantage of poorly secured MS-SQL servers to deliver the Trigona ransomware. Researchers from South Korean firm AhnLab observed the ...

[!INCLUDE ssmanstudiofull-md] (SSMS) is a rich, integrated administrative client designed to meet the [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] and Azure SQL Database administrator's server management requirements. In ...