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- Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8
- Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8One more reason not to use LinuxJust ignore the fact that this has nothing to do with Linux and that Bind 9 has been available since Sept 2000.SorryThat was an attempt at humor.You make no sense."Dont use linux.. wait.. ignore the fact...
- Tags: Domain names, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, BIND 8, BIND
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8
- The Internet Software Consortium has pulled the plug on support for Version 8 of the BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain DNS implementation after the discovery of a serious vulnerability that could lead to cache poisoning attacks. The flaw, publicly discussed in a paper by Trustee's Amit...
- Tags: BIND, Internet Software Consortium, Flaw, ISC, BIND 9, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
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- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit
- |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploitSo, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...So, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...Nice work!CoolNate, nice post and analysis!Wasn't the replacing the ns.victim.com cache entry part of the Halvar Flake speculation? I thought first part of the exploit was to...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Alecco, DNS, ruid, exploit, HD Moore, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle
- On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft
- Open-source Castle Project founder joins MicrosoftI've always been curious about the uptake of Iron*Its a strategy that seems to follow the same mistake MS is making on the web...."If we offer OUR version they will come". It seems to me that ASP.Net attracts a certain type of person just like...
- Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Scripting languages, open source, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., PHP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Linux 2.6.26 kernel update released
- Linus Torvalds quietly released another update to the Linux kernel over the weekend that offers better support for kernel-based virtual machines, a kernel debugger, improved webcam support and new support for the One Laptop Per Child architecture. Version 2.6.26 was released on Sunday, July 13. What's most...
- Tags: Kernel, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against Psystar
- Confirmed: Apple files suit against PsystarThis may end the US based Mac clonesBut it is a big, big world and other countries don't honor the US's laws. I would not be feeling to secure about my overseas markets if I was Apple.Adrian, the hater of PsystarHe seems to have a...
- Tags: Psystar, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Dan Kaminsky breaks DNS, massive multi-vendor patch coming, details at Black Hat Vegas '08
- It would seem there's a bigger story to that MS08-037 flaw that came out for Patch Tuesday today. From Dave Lewis over at the Liquid Matrix security blog: Today Dan Kaminsky released a first, as far as I can recall. A coordinated patch was released today...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, CERT, Flaw, Mogull, Updates, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.'
- Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.'PR or R&DThey can crow all they want, but for many Vista is a lame duck. It's fine for home use, and even great for digital photo enthusiasts, but the reality is businesses and power users are in a bind if they...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, O/S, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Find and Replace for Microsoft Excel (zip)
- An add-in for Microsoft Excel 2007-2000. It enhances Excel's built-in Find with simultaneous search in values, formulas and comments in all opened or selected worksheets and workbooks. This Excel add-in reduces the number of clicks to one and the search time to a second and adds no new workbooks or...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Add-in Express, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2008-07-07
- Is an Xbox 360 price cut inbound?
- Is an Xbox 360 price cut inbound?This would put a hurting on SonyConsidering the PS3 has cost Sony billions in losses that it is still hoping to make up for in software sales this would put them in a bind. MS can afford to drop the price since they are...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, BluRay, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking group
- ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking groupWindows is to blameI hear that the Internet is basically run on Windows servers so it is hardly surprising that this happened. If ICANN would only switch to OS X I'm sure that no hacker would ever be able to break in.As...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Domain names, ICANN, IANA, hacking group, Turkish, hacker, hacking, IP, domain
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- Overly restrictive A.P. quoting guidelines risk winning battles at the war's expense
- Saul Hansell reports today that the Associated Press "will, for the first time, attempt to define clear standards as to how much of its articles and broadcasts bloggers and Web sites can excerpt without infringing on The A.P.'s copyright." The problem with "clear...
- Tags: Reproduction, Standards, A.P., Quality, Blogging, Channel Management, Business Operations, Internet, Marketing, Denise Howell
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- BU astronomer sings about black holes, does cutting edge research
- REALITY ABUSE (Words & Music by A. Marscher ©2003) 1. We search for a description of reality that fits our macroscopic mentality Strip the world down to its finest scales, but that where normal logic fails Electrons with no individuality, photons with wave-particle duality ...
- Tags: Particle, Hole, Music, Team Management, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1
- Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1Now if it would only support x64 guest OS's nt...RE: Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1in reference to above comments..damn on the no 64bit support of client os'esRE: Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1Would be interested in your experience in getting openSUSE v10.3 installed as...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Operating systems, Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1, VPC SP1, Fedora Project, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Dynamic documents as two-way end points help bind people and processes to SOA
- Dynamic documents as two-way end points help bind people and processes to SOAThis is so rightI have been in IT for25 years. Everything we do is so far removed from what the users use our systems to do. For over 400 year, the concept of a document, a folder, and...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Dynamic documents as two-way end points help bind people and processes to SOA
- Read the full paper. Listen to the podcast. Sponsor: JustSystems North America. Making services oriented architecture SOA a fixture across larger swaths of enterprise IT and business processes has grown into a top goal. Finding additional innovation to amplify a SOA's value is therefore always welcome. ...
- Tags: Document, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Traditional software licensing: Why you pay more and a look at your options
- It's hard to believe that some of the most profitable software companies in the world--Oracle, Microsoft and SAP--are sitting on a licensing model that is untenable in the long run and will increasingly irk customers. But there may be a revolution in the cards that could tip the balance of...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Open Source, Software Company, Margin, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
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