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Researcher Resigns Over New Cisco Router Flaw

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-go-down-with-the-ship dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Lynn, formerly a researcher for Internet Security Systems resigned today rather than conceal his research into serious new flaws in Cisco routers, according to stories at Washingtonpost.com and CRN. Interestingly, Cisco says the the problem is not a security vulnerability, although it chided Lynn for not going through proper vulnerability disclosure channels. Both stories note that Lynn is in danger of being sued by Cisco for revealing the information, details of which were pulled at the last minute from the materials handed out to Black Hat attendees." Update: 07/28 12:23 GMT by Z : SimilarityEngine writes "Cisco and ISS are filing a law suit against Michael Lynn and the management of the Black Hat Conference, following Lynn's presentation discussing a vulnerability in IOS."

6 of 423 comments (clear)

  1. I took the CCNA by thundercatslair · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now it is expired.

  2. the post with the most! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    firsties! woot.

    1. Re:the post with the most! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      The award for the post with to most goes to ... NOT YOU!

      Not You: Iiiiiiiiiiiiih! Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiih! *jump* *jump* *put tits back in dress*

  3. This could have been avoided by using apt-get by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    It saddens me to see high profile networking equipment manufacturers like Cisco overlooking simple, open source solutions to overcome what are essentially highly avoidable security mistakes. Everybody knows that routers function by routing 'packets' of data from one network to another. It seems to me that apt-get, the premier 'packet management' software, could have been used, without incident. This would have saved Cisco considerable trouble, and been a boon to the embattled Debian software project.

    I look forward to the community's response!

  4. INCOMING CLUE ASSISTANCE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    GP was funny. Laugh.

    Before I cry.

  5. Re:I wonder... by strikethree · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hey bro, this is megaton from #c. how have you been?

    strike (megaton)

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