Inside the Slammer worm
David Moore, Vern Paxson, Stefan Savage, Colleen Shannon, Stuart Staniford, Nicholas C. Weaver · IEEE Security & Privacy · 2003
The Slammer worm spread so quickly that human response was ineffective. In January 2003, it packed a benign payload, but its disruptive capacity was surprising. Why was it so effective and what new challenges do this new breed of worm pose?.