Where Are All the Dangerous DNS Exploits? Nowhere and Everywhere

Aug 08, 2008, 14:30 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Chris Maxcer)

""There are a lot of Chinese sites that are actively trying to exploit the flaw to the point that some major network New HP LaserJet P4014n Printer Starting at $699 after $100 instant savings. operators are blocking all traffic from China," Beckman said. "Some customers are finding this out as they try to get some of their Olympic coverage from China," he added.

"It doesn't help that many DNS servers are some of the oldest servers in data centers. Because DNS servers typically have fairly light loads, they don't need to have a lot processing power and memory. But now, Beckman said, "some DNS servers are falling over just from the attack traffic.""

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