“A security bug was found in software used by millions of Web
sites. Private experts alerted users and the FBI’s computer
security division.“The problem is, they didn’t tell the maker of the software.
Then they issued the wrong prescription for fixing the problem.“The incident Monday involving Apache’s Web software shows that
the system to insulate the Internet from attack – a joint effort of
the government and private companies – is still a long way from
perfect…”
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