, 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)
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Re: Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher
2005-07-28
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
no good deed?
2005-07-28
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
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 ceases it's strong arm tactics against this fellow researcher.
This argument strikes at the heart of information security. If Cisco?s tactics are successful- the field of information security loses- to the detriment of netizens worldwide.
I hope others agree with my analysis and promote such an economic boycott until such short sided thinking by Cisco/ISS stops. For those that don?t agree, feel free to continue to place your faith in the manner in which Cisco has handled these vulnerabilities and this matter. They?ve had a long time to review and fix these problems first noted in previous Black Hat cons over years ago by a german hacking group.
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