Overheard in the tech blogosphere

Apr 14 2008   1:46PM GMT

Overheard: Change the default password for crying out loud!



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology, Networking, Security
kelly_jackson_higgins.gif OpenDNS released a free tool today called fixmylinksys.com that lets Linksys users easily change their default password to protect themselves from the [DNS rebinding] hack Kaminsky will demo.

Kelly Jackson Higgins RSA Session Features Live Linksys Router Hack

I bet you still know people who use admin or 123456 as a router password. Let them know about DNS binding attacks.

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