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Widely-respected security expert Dan Kaminsky passed away April 23 from diabetic ketoacidosis at the age of 42. His considerable legacy went beyond expertise with a rare and memorable kindness.
‘We owe him so much… People who will never know his name owe Dan’ The information security community has lost another leading light, after it was announced that prominent security researcher and DNS specialist Dan Kaminsky has died. The news was confirmed by Kaminsky’s niece yesterday (April 25), who said her uncle had passed away after a short illness due to complications arising from diabetes, a condition he had “struggled [with] for years”. Kaminsky, 42, was known for his many contributions including the discovery of a serious DNS cache poisoning vulnerability in 2008, early wo...
Well-known researcher Kaminsky dies of diabetes complications Monday, 26 April 2021 08:35 Well-known researcher Kaminsky dies of diabetes complications Shares Image by Julien Tromeur from Pixabay Well-known information security expert Dan Kaminsky has died suddenly at the age of 42, leading to an outpouring of tributes from the community of which he was part. His niece, Sarah, posted a tweet which included some details about the cause of death, on Monday. Rest In Peace, Dan Kaminsky. Our world will never be the same. pic.twitter.com/DCxjwDoBie — sarah b (@sarahbrie) April 25, 2021 "...
The Government Has Known About the Vulnerabilities That Allowed Russia’s Latest Hack For Decades—and Chose Not to Fix Them Slate 12/18/2020 Fred Kaplan © Provided by Slate SolarWinds Corp banner hangs at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the IPO day of the company in New York, U.S., October 19, 2018 Reuters/Brendan McDermid//File Photo The most stunning thing about Russia’s latest hack of 1,800 computer networks—including those of at least six federal agencies, including the State Department, the Homeland Security Department, and the National Nuclear Security ...