This month’s Black Hat USA 2006 conference will again
expose security vulnerabilities in some of the world’s biggest
network and IT suppliers’ products.
Serious flaws are set to be demonstrated in various technologies
by security researchers at the Las Vegas hacking gathering.
Around 15 new exploits are scheduled to be discussed, according
to conference organisers.
Last year, Cisco issued a lawsuit against the organisers after
one of its former employees demonstrated a serious security hole in
its routing technology.
The two sides settled after the organisers agreed not to
disseminate the information widely, even though details had already
been spread over the internet.
This year, two new vulnerabilities in Network Admission Control
(NAC) and voice over IP technologies will be demonstrated. They
affect multiple suppliers, including Cisco.
As part of the proceedings, bugs will also be exposed in the
Linux-based Asterisk PBX (private branch exchange) telephony
software, as will three exploits in Oracle software and four in
Microsoft programs. Other Linux exploits will also be discussed, as
well as one related to products from Xerox.
The Black Hat event starts on 29 July.
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