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Torvalds attacks IT industry ’security circus’

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a “bunch of masturbating monkeys”,…
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0 comments | OpenBSD, ZDNet Australia, Liam Tung, Bug, Linux Creator, Linux kernel, Torvalds, Linus Torvalds, UNIX, Industry, Open source, Operating Systems, Information Technology, Security, Linux, Attack, Software |

Symantec warns of router compromise

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers. Security company Symantec has warned of an attack involving the subversion of routers. The security company said this was the first time it had seen such an attack “in the…
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1 comment | XSS, E-card, Attack, Routers & Switches, Router, Symantec Corp., Networking, Security, Attacks, Tom Espiner, Network Technology |

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