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DNS Flaw That Could Have Killed The Net Is Patched Up

DNS Flaw That Could Have Killed The Net Is Patched Up

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The much debated DNS flaw that was discovered by internet security expert, Dan Kaminsky, has been fixed secretly. Large scale research on the DNS flaw, that is already known to have got all internet security agencies on its toes finally paid off, as a patch for the flaw has been released. The security flaw was discovered by Dan Kaminsky earlier in 2008 but it wasn’t made public until the patch was made. The major problem was that the flaw was in the DNS system,...



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