That OpenSSL Worm

Posted Sep 19, 2002 8:29 UTC (Thu) by beejaybee (guest, #1581)
Parent article: That OpenSSL Worm

"In the unlikely event that you haven't already, applying the appropriate OpenSSL update might be a very good thing to do before reading any further."

Except you've probably already been hit :( Please don't be suckered into the delusion that applying the patch will cure an already-infected system.

This incident brings into sharp relief the necessity of staying on top of the (unfortunately, endless) job of keeping your systems patched.