ADVISORY/Security Design International to detail security vulnerability in Lotus Notes

Business Wire, July 28, 2000

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY . . . for Sat. (July 29)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

      Who: Security Design International

      Where: DEF CON 2000 - Alexis Park Hotel, 375 E. Harmon Ave., Las
           Vegas, Nevada

      When: July 29, 7 p.m.

      What: Security Design International to detail security
          vulnerability in Lotus Notes

      Details: A security vulnerability that is more pronounced when the
        Lotus Domino Web-based user-authentication tool is in use
        allows hackers to masquerade as, or "spoof," an authorized
        user and infiltrate Lotus Notes. This vulnerability will
        significantly impact the security of governments and
        corporations worldwide. Lotus Notes has over 60 million users
        and many large organizations are utilizing it for activities
        like email, file sharing, and project management.

      Specific details about the security breach, including steps system
administrators can take to identify and address vulnerable Lotus Notes
configurations, will be presented.