Half-million database servers at risk, survey says

Half-million database servers at risk, survey says
Robert Lemos, 2007-11-14

Half-million database servers at risk, survey says 2007-11-15
anonymous coward (1 replies)

wait, 200 vulnerable boxes out of a million+ hosts. thats not that bad if you ask me...

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Re: Half-million database servers at risk, survey says 2007-11-20
Anonymous

It is if your social security number, credit card and/or name and address are on one of them and it gets compromised.

This is everyone's problem. If attorneys weren't so backwards they'd be jumping on some class action suits...

People need to get their heads out of the sand and patch their da...

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Half-million database servers at risk, survey says 2007-11-15
Anon-e-mouse

Is this what constitutes security news today? Guestimates of how many systems are vulnerable on the internet?

let me help. 0.0.0.0/0 -pDK...

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Half-million database servers at risk, survey says 2007-11-15
Anonymous

That is only considering direct access to database servers. If you consider the amount of Microsoft SQL , Oracle and MySQL servers that have thier data exposed via SQL Injection vulnerabilities, well now that number would be MUCH bigger!...

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Half-million database servers at risk, survey says 2007-11-19
Alex

Interesting, but somehow I doubt that there are 2.34 billion real-use Internet hosts (extrapolate his numbers).

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