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*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > --Hacker Tool Launches DoS Attack Against SSL Server With One Laptop > (October 25, 2011) A group called The Hackers Choice has released a tool > that can launch a denial-of-service attack against an HTTPS web server with > just one laptop over a DSL connection. The tool exploits the SSL > renegotiation feature to overwhelm the server. The Hackers Choice members > recommend disabling SSL renegotiation. One of the members points to a series > of issues with SSL that have become evident over the past few years, > including a very high percentage of SSL-based sites that are not properly > configured and the problems inherent in "giving hundreds of commercial > companies (so-called Certificate Authorities) a master key to ALL SSL > traffic."**** > > > http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/167901072/security/vulnerabilities/231901641/index.html?itc=edit_stub > **** > > > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/New-denial-of-service-tool-knocks-out-encrypting-servers-1366564.html > **** > > ** ** > > EZ**** > > ** ** > > Edward E. Ziots**** > > CISSP, Network +, Security +**** > > Security Engineer**** > > Lifespan Organization**** > > Email:[email protected]**** > > Cell:401-639-3505**** > > [image: CISSP_logo]**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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