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Experts Split On Port 445 security Risk
Posted by: Tweaker
Date added: 17:24, 24th June 2005 GMT
Source: Computer World
More than a week after Microsoft patched 10 security flaws in its software, security experts are divided on whether an attack that exploits one of those flaws may be coming. On Tuesday, research firm Gartner Inc. issued a warning that a vulnerability found in Microsoft's Server Message Block (SMB) file-sharing protocol could be used in a new attack. Because security vendors had noticed a rise in activity related to TCP/IP Port 445, which is associated with SMB, Gartner concluded that a "mass attack" could be in the works. Gartner recommended that users apply the Microsoft patches as soon as possible and ensure that Port 445 is blocked via a firewall. Other security experts, however, were doubtful that a Port 445 attack was imminent.
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