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The Adobe Flash Player contains vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to use a maliciously crafted SWF file to take complete control over a vulnerable system.

Welcome to the information technology security web site for The University of Kansas-Lawrence campus. This site exists to provide the KU community with tools and resources to maintain the security of information and the technology we use to manage it.

The KU Information Technology Security Office (ITSO) provides proactive security analysis, risk management and mitigation, awareness and guidance related to the Universities information asset and technology environment. The overall goal of ITSO is to achieve Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability to KU data and systems and to have a safe and secure computing environment for research, teaching, learning, and the everyday conduct of university business.

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