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Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
Talkback He has to go, not Michael Lynn the researcher. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since then Things at Cisco systems moved in the negative direction.
[July 30, 2005, 21:55]
Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
Talkback He has to go, not Michael Lynn the researcher. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since then Things at Cisco systems moved in the negative direction.
[July 30, 2005, 21:54]
Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
Talkback He has to go, not Michael Lynn the researcher. Chambers, President of Cisco Systems regarding Black Hat confrence and Michael Lynn Saga.since then Things at Cisco systems moved in the negative direction.
[July 30, 2005, 21:54]
Security exploits: Who's to blame?
News Recently, Cisco sued security researcher Michael Lynn after he gave a presentation on hacking router software at the Black Hat security conference, which was also held in Las Vegas. Cisco contends it doesn't have any beef with Lynn's discoveries...
[September 6, 2005, 16:40]
Security breach hits Cisco users
News Security experts, however, are unsure as hackers around the world have been racing to find a vulnerability in Cisco equipment since it was described by security researcher Michael Lynn at the Black Hat conference last week.
[August 3, 2005, 16:30]
Juniper defends hiring Cisco flaw researcher
News A spokeswoman for Juniper confirmed on Wednesday that it had hired Michael Lynn as a full-time employee but released no further details other than to state it was not the policy of the company to comment on the circumstances of an individual...
[November 9, 2005, 15:20]
ISS defends itself over Cisco flaw
News Kim Duffy, managing director of ISS Australia, said it was "business as usual" because the company had handled the Michael Lynn affair strictly by the book. While ISS has painted Lynn as a breakaway rogue, Shwed and Check Point vice chairman Jerry...
[August 4, 2005, 9:40]
Cisco flaw presentation spreads across the Web
News Cisco's lawyers are sending out cease-and-desist notices to Web sites that have published a controversial presentation by ex-Internet Security Systems (ISS) employee Michael Lynn that exposes the potential dangers of a flaw in the network giant's...
[August 1, 2005, 16:00]
Cisco tries to silence researcher
Talkback Good for Michael Lynn. Many company's do not like to divulge vulnerabilities, but if we do not know about them then how do we protect against them? Obscurity is not Security! What was once found can be rediscovered.
[July 28, 2005, 23:19]
Cisco tries to silence researcher
News The networking giant and Internet Security Systems jointly filed a request Wednesday for a temporary restraining order against Michael Lynn and the organizers of the Black Hat security conference. Lynn was asked to give a different talk, one on...
[July 28, 2005, 8:40]
What can we learn from the Cisco fiasco?
News The companies took Michael Lynn to court, seeking a temporary restraining order from a US District Court and eventually agreeing on a permanent injunction that prohibits any further discussion of the presentation or dissemination of any...
[September 9, 2005, 12:30]
Black Hat Cisco router flaw finally revealed
News At Black Hat, security researcher Michael Lynn demonstrated how he could gain control over a router by exploiting security flaws. IOS had been perceived as impervious to such attacks and Cisco fought Lynn's disclosure by going to court.
[November 3, 2005, 8:35]
DTI asks for help on ICANN reform
News In an open letter posted in response to Lynn's proposal, Professor Froomkin warned that one of the most notable features of the plan is that it would "systematically remove every single external check on ICANN, be it technical (root servers...
[May 17, 2002, 17:09]
Symantec 'expecting Net attack'
News During the Black Hat and Defcon security events in July, researcher Michael Lynn demonstrated he could gain control of a Cisco router by exploiting a known security flaw in IOS. Cisco and ISS - Lynn's employer - had agreed to pull the presentation...
[September 8, 2005, 9:10]
Black Hat to dissect Windows Vista
News The legal action followed a presentation by researcher Michael Lynn, who demonstrated he could gain control of a Cisco router by exploiting a known security flaw in Cisco's Internetwork Operating System.
[August 1, 2006, 16:20]
Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
News Michael Lynn, a former ISS researcher, and the Black Hat organisers agreed to a permanent injunction barring them from further discussing the presentation Lynn gave on Wednesday. Lynn acknowledged that his talk may actually help criminals in...
[July 29, 2005, 7:40]
Could Dell services push get too pushy?
News Although on a percentage basis we'll be delivering more of the services, and our partners less, on a dollar basis it will grow for everyone" because of the expected growth in contracts and in the overall revenue pie, Lynn said.
[November 25, 2002, 12:06]
A clear way to fix security woes
Leader Meanwhile, all we can do is hope that whatever problems are in Cisco's operating system are fixed rapidly and effectively, and that Michael Lynn really did do the right thing. Any state of affairs which creates three impossible positions needs to...
[July 28, 2005, 13:05]
Security researchers vs vendors: Hope for truce
News In 2005, Cisco Systems filed a lawsuit against security researcher Michael Lynn just hours after he gave a presentation at Defcon about how attackers could take over Cisco routers. Historically, there has been a clash between security researchers...
[September 18, 2008, 10:55]
Dell hones blade-server push
News In services, Dell tapped Jeff Lynn, a former Compaq Computer executive, to run its services operations, including its Dell Technology Consulting group. News.com's Michael Kanellos contributed to this report.
[April 3, 2002, 10:07]
