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IT Managers get to grips with Internet security issues

4th May 2010 According to NTA Monitor's 2010 Annual Security Report, the average number of Internet security vulnerabilities afflicting organisations has fallen.. Read More

Will IE6 be the next NT4?

1st October 2009 All penetration testers will remember the long tail of Windows NT 4.0, and how this operating system continued to be used long past the point when security updates stopped at the end of 2004. For many years the presence of an unpatchable NT4 server was a common issue in a penetration test report, and it is only now, almost five years after security support ended, that finding an NT4 system on a network is becoming a rare event. Read More

One in four web applications susceptible to high risk security flaws

7th September 2009 NTA Monitor has reported a 10% increase in the total number of web applications found to have at least one high-risk security issue... Read More

Organisations facing a changing threat landscape

20th July 2009 According to NTA Monitor's 2009 Annual Security Report, the average number of Internet security vulnerabilities is on the rise... Read More

NTA in the news

NTA comments regularly in industry publications, such as Computing, The Register and Computer Weekly and some recent press coverage is listed below.

The Register - UK.biz flunks app security tests, April 2008

Silicon - Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, March 2008

IT Week - Security flaw hits Symantec Enterprise Firewall, August 2007

BCS - More security flaws found in banking sites, June 2007

SC Magazine - Study: Third of UK companies have critical vulnerabilities, May 2007

IT Week - UK companies have improved IT security, May 2007

IT Managers get to grips with Internet security issues

According to NTA Monitor's 2010 Annual Security Report, the average number of Internet security vulnerabilities afflicting organisations has fallen.. 4th May 2010 Read More

One in four web applications susceptible to high risk security flaws

NTA Monitor has reported a 10% increase in the total number of web applications found to have at least one high-risk security issue... 7th September 2009 Read More

Organisations facing a changing threat landscape

According to NTA Monitor's 2009 Annual Security Report, the average number of Internet security vulnerabilities is on the rise... 20th July 2009 Read More

Skype not a 'quick-fix' VoIP solution for business

The significant increase in the use of VoIP, particularly for organisations and businesses with regional or international networks, reflects the undoubted business benefits it brings. However.. 2nd February 2009 Read More

Beware the Cyber Shoplifters warns NTA Monitor

As the recession starts to bite, the threat from 'cyber shoplifting' will increase for online retailers. 1st December 2008 Read More

Who's listening in on your corporate network?

VoIP systems putting companies at risk says NTA Monitor 20th October 2008 Read More

Finance industry faces serious IT security issues

The finance industry needs to keep its eye on the small change as well as the bigger picture of its security vulnerabilities 23rd June 2008 Read More

Retail sector faces serious IT security issues

The retail sector needs to set out its stall and ring the changes in its security vulnerabilities if it is to avoid the potential for hackers to gain unauthorised system access and disrupt service availability 23rd June 2008 Read More

IT managers have more security headaches to deal with

NTA Monitor's 2008 Annual Security Report has revealed that the average number of vulnerabilities found per test have increased to 21 compared with 19 in 2007 11th May 2008 Read More

Solutions not excuses for patch management warns NTA Monitor

Patch management is a vital security requirement for any organsation 23rd April 2008 Read More