[Top] [All Lists]   To: Chris Friesen
<cfriesen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:02:22
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Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Chris Friesen wrote:  > There has been some
discussion about this on the Debian and OpenBSD > lists, but I
haven't seen anything on it here.  I know my boss is going > to
hear about this and want more information, so where does Linux
stand > with regards to this? > Thanks, > Chris  The
vulnerabilities were discussed on US news reports as being like
somebody discovered they could disconnect your electricity if
they had some wire-cutters.  Those guys in the UK just don't
have anything else to do! It seems that they discovered that if
you tap-into some network physical media you could disrupt it!
Since it has been taking so long for IP/V6 to take hold, those
proponents claim that it will be a solution. Me-thinks it's a