Does the UK really want to ban VPNs? And can it be done?

The idea of a "Great British Firewall" makes for a catchy headline, but it would be riddled with holes and cause huge problems. The Guardian reports that the GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters, a UK intelligence, security, and cyber agency, is exploring the idea of a British firewall...

How safe are kids using social media? We did the groundwork

When researchers created an account for a child under 13 on Roblox, they expected heavy guardrails. Instead, they found that the platform’s search features still allowed kids to discover communities linked to fraud and other illicit activity. The discoveries spotlight the question that lawmakers...

Omegle investigation raises new concerns for kids’ safety

Social media site Omegle is under fire after an investigation found boys using the platform to expose themselves on camera, and adults exposing themselves to minors. Omegle users are paired with a random stranger who they can socialize with via text or video chat. An investigation by the British...

The Pros and Cons of Letting the Kids Join Facebook

Following its $16 billion infusion from its recent IPO, the world’s largest social network is reportedly developing a technology that would allow children to access Facebook under parental supervision. A Facebook spokesperson neither confirmed nor denied that they are developing such technologies...

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4759

Open Ticket Request System OTRS before 3.0.0-beta7 does not properly restrict the ticket ages that are within the scope of a search, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service daemon hang via a fulltext search...