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Security will not come naturally with IPv6
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:06:05 -0500 (CDT)
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/17/ipv6-security.aspx By William Jackson GCN.com Sept 17, 2009 IPv6 can be used to block, shield and hide data on your network, and the hackers already are learning to take advantage of this. "is is what black hats are doing right now: They are planning their attacks for IPv6," orson said today at the Next Generation Internet Conference in Washington hosted by the Digital Government Institute. Although IPSec security is included in all IPv6 products, it is not enabled by most users, Thorson said. And when it is used, its effectiveness can vary because there are multiple ways to implement it. However, the transition to IPv6 also offers opportunities for improving security. Greenfield installations can allow planners to design secure architectures, and features such as the ability of longer IP addresses can provide unique identifiers that can help identify every individual, device and process on a network, said Dale Geesey, principal with Auspex Technologies. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org
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