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DanKam: Colorblind Fix 1.5

DanKam: Colorblind Fix 1.5

...was that? Anyway, THANKS for the vision! Major kudos to you""@waxpancake: Dan Kaminsky made an augmented-reality iPhone app for thecolorblind. And it *works... Read more

14 April, 2012

DNS attacks occurring, warns Kaminsky

...we have been seeing attacks already going on in the field," said Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing for IOActive, who warned the industry about... Read more

22 August, 2008 by Elinor Mills
Kaminsky reveals details and extent of DNS flaw

Kaminsky reveals details and extent of DNS flaw

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has given details of a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name... Read more

7 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner
The man who transformed internet security

The man who transformed internet security

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky still won't comment on the specific nature of a flaw... Read more

16 July, 2008 by Robert Vamosi

Security researchers vs vendors: Hope for truce

...researchers and vendors show hope for future truces. Leading by example was Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing for IOActive, who warned security software vendors... Read more

18 September, 2008 by Elinor Mills

Sans Institute warns of cookie-stealing threat

...number of attack vectors could be used by hackers, Perry warned, including Dan Kaminsky's DNS hijacking attack. Perry released details of the tool in... Read more

12 September, 2008 by Tom Espiner

DNS creator: It's time to add security

...a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) by security researcher Dan Kaminsky, DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris told ZDNet.co.uk on Thursday that... Read more

12 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Apple patch fails to address DNS flaw, say experts

...to malicious sites. The vulnerability, which was made public by security researcher Dan Kaminsky, affects software from multiple vendors. However, although the Apple patch works... Read more

4 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Apple issues patch for critical DNS flaw

...a dozen other updates. The DNS flaw, which was first publicised by Dan Kaminsky of IOActive on 8 July, could allow attackers to redirect website... Read more

1 August, 2008 by Steven Musil

First attacks on DNS flaws reported

...malicious sites, was revealed at the start of July by security researcher Dan Kaminsky. Multiple vendors, including Microsoft and Cisco, have already issued patches to... Read more

28 July, 2008 by David Meyer

Researcher attempts to unravel Kaminsky DNS flaw

...attackers to hijack web surfing, was publicised earlier this month by researcher Dan Kaminsky. However, the details have not been made public, leading to speculation... Read more

22 July, 2008 by Tom Espiner

A hung parliament approach to data security

Tony Blair famously spun out the 'education, education, education' line and, as unlikely as it seems, it has stuck in... Read more

30 April, 2010

UK domain gets DNS Security Protocol protection

...demonstrated amid much publicity at the BlackHat conference in 2008 by researcher Dan Kaminsky. While there have been no serious DNS-based incidents in the... Read more

2 March, 2010 by Richard Thurston
How security will look in 10 years

How security will look in 10 years

...domain name system (DNS), has gaping flaws, as publicised by security researcher Dan Kaminsky. It is possible to poison the cache of a name server... Read more

29 December, 2009 by Tom Espiner

VeriSign: Major internet security update by 2011

...a co-author." Kane said that the DNS vulnerability publicised by researcher Dan Kaminsky in August 2008 had speeded recognition that .com and .net needed... Read more

16 November, 2009 by Tom Espiner

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