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Apple Gets DNS Security Religion

In the last week or so, Microsoft released a patch to fix a DNS vulnerability in its software. Shortly thereafter, an AT&T DNS server was compromised -- reportedly the first DNS attack ever.

Apple is feeling the heat, as well, and this week released a patch designed to cure its DNS security ills. This is all well and good, except some experts claim the fix is incomplete and doesn't fully protect clients.

Posted by Doug Barney on August 05, 2008


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