Microsoft has battened down the hatches to prepare for an expected denial-of-service (DoS) attack on its WindowsUpdate.com security site at midnight on August 15.
The DoS attack, which is being triggered by the fast-spreading 'Blaster' worm, could make it impossible to access the Microsoft Web site that is used to distribute security patches. Because the worm is programmed to hammer the WindowsUpdate.com with heavy traffic over the weekend, security experts are warning that the attack would "severely impact access to the website."
A Microsoft spokesman told internetnews.com the company was making special arrangements to deal with the attack. "We are already dealing with very heavy traffic on WindowsUpdate.com because users are downloading and applying patches. This is something we expected so we were prepared for the increase in activity," the spokesman said.
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