Researcher Spills Beans on DNS Flaw Specs

"Kaminsky asked members of the security community to wait 30 days before publicly revealing specifics about the DNS flaw. The delay allows vendors to deploy the patch and plug holes in systems around the world. He planned to reveal all at the Black Hat conference next month in Las Vegas.

"Dave Kennedy from Verizon Business said it best: The biggest short-term risk to the infrastructure was patching badly..."

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