Serious Internet security warnings are rushing in from a variety of sources, indicating that the Internet’s underpinnings could come under attack and that conditions are ripe for a worm attack as well. The most recent security alert came from the United Kingdom, where the government warned of a critical vulnerability in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), a core network protocol that connects computers and is widely used by vendors, including Cisco, which has offered patches and advice on the vulnerability.
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Experts Warn of Critical TCP Flaw
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 21, 2004 10:50 AMSerious Internet security warnings are rushing in from a variety of sources, indicating that the Internet’s underpinnings could come under attack and that conditions are ripe for a worm attack as well. The most recent security alert came from the United Kingdom, where the government warned of a critical vulnerability in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), a core network protocol that connects computers and is widely used by vendors, including Cisco, which has offered patches and advice on the vulnerability.