Cisco has released a security advisory and an applied mitigation bulletin to address vulnerabilities in Cisco TelePresence Recording Server Software Release 1.7.2.0. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions or take control of the affected device.

US-CERT encourages system administrators to review the Cisco advisory and the Applied Mitigation Bulletin and apply any necessary updates or workarounds to mitigate the risks.

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Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Samba, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and request forgery attacks.

1. The Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT…

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Young people’s private lives are also increasingly laid bare by the often personal information published in their blogs, on social networks, in chatrooms, and so on. At a very young age, web users face some complex issues: copyright on the Internet, image rights, protection of personal data and private life, and the risks inherent in the Internets new social forums. In order to teach them how to react responsibly to any potentially harmful Internet content and conduct that they may encounter, the Council of Europe has devised an interactive game called Wild Web Woods.

Black Hat talk will show that security and backwards compatibility are at odds in popular authentication technology

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While the world is distracted with the continuing reports of phone hacking practices and other corporate data breaches, it is revealed that hundreds of organizations are now vulnerable to internal thr…

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