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July 14, 2008
IT Managers: Patch Your DNS Servers Now!
A recently discovered DNS cache-poisoning flaw has been called one of "the most dangerous to have been discovered in the DNS protocol," and it affects every DNS server--that's right: every single one. So you need to act now to ensure that your organization's servers are patched. The Computerworld article "Patch domain name servers now, says DNS inventor" describes the problem in adequately dire terms that should motivate you to act immediately. A US-CERT advisory has all the details and lists more than 80 vendors whose products are at risk of being exploited. Some vendors have already released patches, so check the US-CERT site or contact your vendor(s).
--Linda Harty, security & networking/connectivity editor
Posted by lharty on July 14, 2008 at 3:55 PM | Comments (0)
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