Bashinski said Cisco has issued fixes that can be downloaded from the company's Web site. I wouldn't panic. Analysts also weren't panicked, though they also weren't advising complacence. Mass. This is only the latest instance of an Internet-related product found to be vulnerable because of a software glitch. Netscape Communications Corp. Mathias said the bugs can't be avoided.
All software has bugs, and the bigger the software gets, the more bugs it has.
The technology is going to have to stabilize for a while until much heavier security can be wrapped around a more simplified structure. What we're waiting for is a major disaster. That's what it'll take to get us to a more secure environment.