Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-07-27
LAS VEGAS -- Networking giant Cisco and security company Internet Security Systems filed for a temporary restraining order on Wednesday against the management of the Black Hat Conference and a security expert who told conference attendees that attackers can broadly compromise Cisco routers.
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Alexey Vesnin (2 replies)
Alexey Vesnin (2 replies)
Whatever that politicans will buy to be said about that person - I respect him. The action he've done is a rare illustration of the fact, that the work he doing is not for money, not for something else but for a deed....
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Re: Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
It's probably naive to think that it was for the single good of the infrastructure. All of this publicity will play into his favor greatly. However, I don't know him and what type of person he is to make a legitimate decision on that....
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Re: Re: Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-31
Alexey Vesnin (1 replies)
Alexey Vesnin (1 replies)
I don't know him in person too, but his act notes significantly, that he is honest and brave enough to do make his deceidion even going against all this dollar-kicking machine. The main difference between a kid and a grown-up person is that the kid is only makes it's wishes and deceidions, adn the g...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Im supprised Cisco would rather sue than fix their code. Its not the conduct I would expect
ljl...
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no good deed?
2005-07-28
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
"No good deed goes unpunished" ... ?
You idiot. Lets see:
- you found a SERIOUS flaw in Cisco, while working for ISS
- you used ISS's findings to gain some ego-satisfying, yet irresponsible disclosure 'win'
- you screwed your employer and Cisco
... and you comment that it was a good deed.
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You idiot. Lets see:
- you found a SERIOUS flaw in Cisco, while working for ISS
- you used ISS's findings to gain some ego-satisfying, yet irresponsible disclosure 'win'
- you screwed your employer and Cisco
... and you comment that it was a good deed.
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Re: no good deed?
2005-07-31
Alexey Vesnin (2 replies)
Alexey Vesnin (2 replies)
You've missed one stage :
- You alarmed ISS and Cisco about that SERIOUS flaw, and they're doing nothing.
.... But time is ticking - and not their, but ALL OTHER PEOPLES' businesses are under the great threat NOW....
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- You alarmed ISS and Cisco about that SERIOUS flaw, and they're doing nothing.
.... But time is ticking - and not their, but ALL OTHER PEOPLES' businesses are under the great threat NOW....
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Re: no good deed?
2006-01-29
Anonymous
Anonymous
RE: >> You used ISS's findings for your own stage..
I don't think it matters who's company you work for or what 'stage' you set, if you find companies or the government playing games with critical information that threatens national security then you should bring it to the attention of the public...
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I don't think it matters who's company you work for or what 'stage' you set, if you find companies or the government playing games with critical information that threatens national security then you should bring it to the attention of the public...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Why is Cisco so paranoid about the flaw. IF it is real, fix it. If Lyn lies, that will be figured out fairly fast and he will be discredited....
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Re: Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-31
Alexey Vesnin
Alexey Vesnin
But time is ticking - and where is the dicreditation? I've digged the internet and found the description of that flaw. I've updated a non-production Cisco router and tried the exploit. IT WORKS. Cisco just waits to make some little additional stuff to join it all together to another expensive patch ...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Its kind of funny listening to this stuff. Kind of. Its sad that the company can push so hard to hide their problems from the public - or their share holders rather - but you know stock got to sell. On the other hand the "researchers" keep giving us this story that their looking out for everyone -...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Don Parker (1 replies)
Don Parker (1 replies)
I give him credit for putting his money where his mouth is as it were. He gets my respect for risking an awful lot, for no gain. Hopefully he is not crucified by corporate America ie: Cisco. ...
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Re: Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-31
Alexey Vesnin
Alexey Vesnin
I agree. He's not against just Cisco, he's against all that bored money-making machine now. Remember the story when Windows 2000 sources were published after being stolen from Microsoft? How many PR actions were taken before they considered that it can't be denied and at least major vulnerabilities ...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Disenfranchised with Cisco
Disenfranchised with Cisco
Economic Boycott
As an information security engineer who supports the gutsy stance that Mike has taken, I will be embarking on an economic boycott of both Cisco and ISS solutions. My economic boycott will exist as long as Cisco and ISS continue to postulate that what Mike presented was wrong and ...
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As an information security engineer who supports the gutsy stance that Mike has taken, I will be embarking on an economic boycott of both Cisco and ISS solutions. My economic boycott will exist as long as Cisco and ISS continue to postulate that what Mike presented was wrong and ...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-29
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
The actions of ISS and Cisco seem very unethical, using their lawfirms to try and keep their customers in the dark about vulnerabilities that could compromise their customers information infrastructure....
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-29
Arhont Team (1 replies)
Arhont Team (1 replies)
Exellent work and exellent presentation, which we managed to dig out online. If Michael is reading it, please contact us, since we want to describe the content of the presentation and more, including our own work in "Hacking Exposed: Cisco Networks".
Keep it coming!...
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Keep it coming!...
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Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-08-02
Warguppy
Warguppy
Abaddon absolutely did the right thing. Cisco's position that this is fixed is absolutely incorrect. What they have done is made sure that new systems are not vulnerable from the XML vector for any new equipment. They have severely underplayed the potential for disaster here and made no active effor...
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