Although the situation between Lynn and Cisco now is an issue for the courts to decide, the matter has had one definite effect: a post-talk flurry of patches.

"The existence of this major vulnerability is now receiving lots of publicity," said Hypponen. "As a result, many administrators are busy patching."

[ Which was, afterall, much of the point, I gather. The fix has been available for weeks or months. Now maybe it'll get applied to the infrastructure, where it can do some good. -k]

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