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Despite patch, today's systems still vulnerable to 2002 flaw

For the last week, I've written that Dan Kaminsky undertook unprecedented action in coordinating a variety of vendors in secret over the last six months. Ari Takanen, co-founder and chief technology officer of Codenomicon, wrote to challenge that notion.

In an e-mail on Thursday, Takanen cited his work on a Simple Network Management Protocol version 1 (SNMPv1) flaw back in 2002 as an example. Like Domain Name System, SNMP is a fundamental element of the Internet.

I wrote: "There have been other multiparty patch releases, but never has there been one on such a massive scale. It took … Read more

Codenomicon CTO discusses tackling vulnerabilities

This week, I had a chance to talk by phone with Ari Takanen, co-founder and CTO of Codenomicon. Takanen's company doesn't engage in vulnerability research but instead creates the tools by which enterprises can check their own software for vulnerabilities.

Which raises a question. On previous shows I've interviewed independent researchers who, outside of a given company, have identified and made public serious vulnerabilities. One would think an independent voice might be better than one located inside a company.

Below is a transcript of part of my interview. The entire podcast can be heard here.

Q: What … Read more

Security Bites 101: Tackling vulnerabilities

CNET's Robert Vamosi speaks with Ari Takanen of Codenomicon about whether companies do a good job of finding and fixing their own vulnerabilities. Listen now: Download today's podcast

Last week, an independent security researcher announced that it was possible to install a rootkit on the Cisco IOS network, which is used for routers and voice over Internet Protocol.

This week, CNET's Robert Vamosi spoke with Ari Takanen, co-founder and chief technology officer of Codenomicon. While Takanen's company doesn't engage in vulnerability research, it creates the tools by which enterprises can check their own software for … Read more