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Dave
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Y e s t e r d a y i w a s w a t c h in g t h e S c r e en s a v e r s on T e c h T V ( 4 - 2 1 ) an d t h e y h a d a s t o r y on a b o u t h o w an in t e rn e t t h r e a t a s s e s s m en t p r o f e s s i on a l h a d d i s c o v e r e d a m a j o r f l a w in T C P .
A p p a r en t l y t h i s f l a w i f e x p l o i t e d c o u l d in t e r u p t t h e c on n e c t i on b e t w e en s e r v e r s an d c l i en t s . b u t m o r e i m p o r t an t l y , i t c o u l d a l s o d i s r u p t t h e c o m m un i c a t i on b e t w e en t h e r o u t e r s t h a t c on t r o l t r a f f i c on t h e in t e rn e t . I O W , t h i s v un e r a b i l i t y c o u l d h a v e s h u t d o wn t h e in t e rn e t !
b u t t h an k f u l l y , t h i s r e s e a r c h e r q u i e t l y p u t t h e w o r d o u t t o t h e p e o p l e w h o m an a g e a l l t h e m a j o r b a c k b on e s t h a t c on t r o l in t e rn e t t r a f f i c an d in j u s t o v e r a w e e k s t i m e , t h e y h a v e i m p l e m en t e d a f i x f o r t h e p r o b l e m an d b a s i c a l l y t u rn e d a p o t en t i a l c a t a s t r o p h i c e v en t in t o a n on - i s s u e .
B r a v o t o D r . W a t s on , t h e g u y w h o d i s c o v e r e d t h e f l a w an d w a s f l a w l e s s in h i s a c t i on s t o r e m e d y t h e s i t u a t i on .
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I ' m g l a d t h a t D r . W a t s on d i s c o v e r e d t h i s b e f o r e s o m e h a c k e r d i d , t h a t c o u l d h a v e m a d e a b i g m e s s f o r e v e r y on e . B u s in e s s w o u l d h a v e b e en d i s r u p t e d an d t h o s e o f u s a d d i c t e d t o d i s c u s s i on f o r u m s w o u l d h a v e g on e in t o w i t h d r a w l s . . . 
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