Network security is at the core of most internet usage today and "https" protocol, which was designed pre-1985, remains the first line of defence. However, yesterday researchers at NTP and Cisco published a report on a potentially devastating flaw within that protocol. The problem lies with the network time protocol ('Talos') which is used to help synchronise the internal clocks on computers across a network. A logic error in that protocol may allow any potential attacker to "bypass authentication procedures".
Network security is at the core of most internet usage today and "https" protocol, which was designed pre-1985, remains the first line of defence. However, yesterday researchers at Talos and Cisco published a report on a potentially devastating flaw within that protocol. The problem lies with the network time protocol ('NTP') which is used to help synchronise the internal clocks on computers across a network. A logic error in that protocol may allow any potential attacker to "bypass authentication procedures".