Internet flaw a boon to hackers

[rpm]

Internet flaw a boon to hackers

Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public briefing on an Internet flaw that lets hackers hijack traffic on the World Wide Web.

 

[Wynsam]

Wow not a single comment yet. Is no one worried about this? Hopefully all the patches are in place. Wonder if the local DNS servers have been patched?

 

[ld13]

Why should we be worried? The patch was rolled out and the local DNS servers have already been patched ages ago. So yea

 

[Wynsam]

You know this because..?

 

[ld13]

You know this because..?

1) I read the news,
2) This is old news and
3) Already tested the local DNS servers...

 

[Wynsam]

I also read the news. Its has made today's news on one of SA tops IT type websites -- this one.If its old news why is it making the news today? I am confused.

 

[Wynsam]

PS how would you test the local DNS servers for the presence of this patch.

 

[ld13]

I also read the news. Its has made today's news on one of SA tops IT type websites -- this one.If its old news why is it making the news today? I am confused.

Google it. Its like almost a month old I think. eg. http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=126851 Check the date it was posted. Then run the doxpara test.

 

[.Froot.]

I also heard about this a really long time ago.