ISS opens Witty worm patch to all customers

ISS has said that all customers, regardless of their maintenance contracts, will be able to download a patch to protect themselves from the Witty worm - for now. Internet Security Systems (ISS) has lifted the restrictions it had placed on out-of-contract customers who were initially denied the ability to download a security patch in order to protect themselves from the destructive Witty worm, which took advantage of a flaw in ISS' RealSecure and BlackIce products.

The Witty worm started to spread less than two days after a flaw in ISS' RealSecure and BlackIce products was disclosed. ISS was slammed by customers and security experts for only providing security patches to customers that had bought a maintenance agreement with the company.

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