Code Red worm inches along.(Industry Trend or Event)

Publication: InfoWorld

Publication Date: 06-AUG-01

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THE CODE RED worm, which has already infected hundreds of thousands of servers worldwide, will continue to spread during the next few weeks, although a clear picture of the situation is not yet available, according to security experts tracking the outbreak.

Meanwhile, forewarned IT managers busied themselves last week with preventive measures.

"As a result of the [Code Red] virus, we've spent time in the last two weeks adding security to our network and VPN clients," said Jonathan Taylor, CTO of Voxeo, a telephony service provider in Scotts Valley, Calif....

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