Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets

Iria · Apr 19, 2007, 11:20 PM

Source: News.com
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VANCOUVER, B.C.--Software that runs home routers, cell phones and personal digital assistants is rife with security bugs, an expert said Thursday.

Barnaby Jack, a Juniper Networks security researcher, gave a tutorial at the CanSecWest conference here on how bug hunters can find exploitable vulnerabilities in such devices and demonstrated an attack on a D-Link router using a yet-to-be-patched hole.

Apr 19, 2007, 11:20 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Bug hunter targets routers, other gadgets Source: News.com ______ VANCOUVER, B.C.--Software that runs home routers, cell phones and personal digital assistants is rife with security bugs, an expert said Thursday. Barnaby Jack, a Juniper Networks security researcher, gave a tutorial at the CanSecWest conference here on how bug hunters can find exploitable vulnerabilities in such devices and demonstrated an attack on a D-Link router using a yet-to-be-patched hole.