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FragmentSmack a real concern for servers — this month’s patches guard against it

Posted on September 16, 2018 at 08:50 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

If you’re running a Windows server, take note. FragmentSmack is a real DDoS vulnerability that’s slowly becoming more prevalent.

Catalin Cimpanu at ZDNet says:

While desktop users will rarely see a FragmentSmack attack, admins of Windows-based servers should apply the latest fixes at their earliest convenience.

The “latest fixes” are the September cumulative updates and Monthly Rollups for all supported versions of Windows and Server.

Windows Patches/Security FragmentSmack, September 2018 Black Tuesday

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