[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: GigaLaw.com Daily News, August 7, 2008

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list.  FYI.


>Internet Security Flaw Could Compromise E-mail, Too
>      A newly discovered flaw in the Internet's core infrastructure 
> not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they 
> didn't want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, 
> the researcher who discovered the bug said. Considering the silent 
> nature of the attack and the sensitive nature of a lot of 
> electronic correspondence, the potential for damage from this 
> second security flaw is high.
>      Read more: 
> http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/08/06/internet.security.ap/index.html