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  • Flaw finders to software makers: It's payback time

    Bug hunters are turning the tables on software makers in the debate over reporting flaws.

  • Aussies play down DNS disaster

    One large Australian organisation and a local computer security advisor have played down the importance of a security flaw in the global Domain Name System (DNS) that has led to panic in some security circles around the globe.

  • Cisco patches Wi-Fi vulnerabilities

    Cisco has issued two sets of patches for vulnerabilities in its wireless networking software.

  • ISS: Flaw researcher fairly treated

    Internet Security Systems has hit back at critics who have accused the company of hypocrisy and thuggish behaviour following a former employee's disclosure of a serious vulnerability in Cisco Systems' router operating system.

  • Hackers rally behind Cisco flaw finder

    Attendees at the Defcon security event denounce the way Cisco Systems and Internet Security Systems came down on Michael Lynn after he showed that it is possible to hack Cisco routers.

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  • Cisco leak could mean trouble

    Stolen Cisco code revealed recently has sent shivers down some administrators' spines but how widely it has been exploited remains to be seen. Additional reading: IT disasters -- preventative measures

  • Code to exploit Cisco flaw may pose risk

    Security experts warn that code which could be used to attack and crash Cisco routers has been posted to public mailing lists.

  • Exposing software flaws -- no easy job

    Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.

  • Hilton Hotels: Tim Harvey, CIO

    Tim Harvey, CIO of Hilton Hotels, tells of technologies that will turn hotel rooms into "homes away from home".

  • Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

    Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is preferred.

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