The DNS Vulnerability: What You Should Know and Do (PC World)
On July 31, 2008, Apple released an overdue patch for a major vulnerability in the way Mac OS X Server handles turning the... ...more...The DNS vulnerability: What you should know and do (Macworld)
Apple?s security update on July 31st may have patched a widespread DNS flaw on Mac servers, but it hasn?t closed the debate on their handling of it, nor the risk to Mac OS X users. ...more... Apple DNS patch doesn't patch Mac clients (The Register)
Tiger, Leopard (still) wide open Apple was widely skewered for being among the last to fix a gaping security hole in the net's address lookup system that could allow the wholesale hijacking of users' internet connections. And now that the company has finally got around to issuing a patch , there's just one problem: it doesn't work on client versions of Mac OS X.? ...more... Apple Finally Releases DNS Patch for Mac OS X (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Apple has issued a Mac OS X patch for the Domain Name System flaw that security researchers agree is one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities on the Internet....more... Apple Finally Releases DNS Patch for Mac OS X (Enterprise Security Today)
Apple has issued a Mac OS X patch for the Domain Name System flaw that security researchers agree is one of the most dangerous vulnerabilities on the Internet. Apple has been criticized for being late with a fix. Some vendors, including Microsoft, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, and various Linux distributors, issued a fix weeks ago. While Apple was working on its patch, researchers released ......more... Black hats attack gaping DNS hole (The Register)
Fake Google exploit 'wildly mature' Miscreants are actively exploiting a gaping hole in the internet's address lookup system that can cause millions of web surfers to receive counterfeit pages when they try to access online banking services and other types of websites.? ...more... Web-to-mail Service Gets Around Work Site Bans (PC World)
A novel free service will send you an e-mail version of a Web page to get around workplace site blocking. ...more... Afilias Provides Advanced Technology to Support .aero Airport Code Domains (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Afilias, a global provider of registry services, will provide advanced domain name technology to support the release of three character airport codes in the .aero domain this winter....more... World's biggest ISPs drag feet on critical DNS patch (The Register)
AT&T among those putting subscribers at risk Updated More than two weeks after security researchers warned of a critical defect in the net's address lookup system, some of the world's biggest internet service providers - including AT&T, Time Warner and Bell Canada - have yet to install a patch inoculating their subscribers against attacks, according to an informal survey of Register ......more... |