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New version of network scanning tool arp-scan released

15th March 2011 A new version of a respected and popular network scanning tool has been released. Read More

Tests show rise in number of vulnerabilities affecting web applications with SQL Injection and XSS most common flaws

1st March 2011 SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) were the most common flaws found in web applications in 2010 according to results from tests carried out by NTA Monitor. Read More

Assess risk to manage effects of budget cuts

9th February 2011 Signs of economic recovery may be appearing in some industries, but for most organisations - particularly in the public sector - budget cuts and cost savings are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Read More

"Basic security threats not changed in 15 years"

1st February 2011 There may have been significant technological advances to the hardware and software organisations use, but according to Roy Hills, who co-founded NTA Monitor in 1996, the basic security threats have not changed in the last 15 years. Read More

December 2003

Welcome to December's edition of Internet Security News, the monthly risks bulletin detailing the latest Internet software and system vulnerabilities from NTA Monitor, a leading IT security testing company. It provides a convenient way to keep up to date with the fast changing world of IT security; this month's edition includes a total of 11 risk issues: 7 Medium, 1 Low and 3 Informational .

Well that buffer overflow didn't take long to spread

(Medium risk) Sun On November 11th 2003, Microsoft released a security bulletin indicating that the Workstation service of Windows 2000 and Windows XP was vulnerable to exploits. However at that point the exploit code was not in general circulation. It now appears though that this may not be the case. 30th December 2003 Read More

Credit Card Fraud Focus

(Medium risk) Card-not-present fraud has jumped 33% to £110 million since 2001 and online fraud has risen 81% to £28 million. The Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) has blamed customer carelessness rather than the Internet for this rise. Visit the NTA web site for a selection tips to help readers keep their credit card details more secure, and for retailers to help cut fraud through their sites. 30th December 2003 Read More

Email? No thanks. I get enough Spam already...

(Informational) According to new research published this month, it appears that people are starting to turn their backs on using email due to the spam plague that is affecting us all. 30th December 2003 Read More

Nasty flea bugs Windows users

(Low risk) A new worm is performing its rounds on the Internet at present, bringing yet more misery to Windows users. The Visual Basic Script (VBS) worm disguises itself as the 'signature file' in any infected HTML-formatted mail. 30th December 2003 Read More

Let's overflow FrontPage server's buffer shall we?

(Medium risk) Microsoft have released further information and patch updates for its FrontPage Server Extensions product that could allow attacks to execute arbitrary code. 30th December 2003 Read More

Users or manufactures? Gates believes that users are to blame

(Informational) Microsoft CEO blames users for all security issues with regards to software security issues. 30th December 2003 Read More

Gone are the days of market share, now it's your security

(Informational) Microsoft believes that it is superior when it comes to security over the OpenSource operating system Linux. A new battle is to ensue between the two. 30th December 2003 Read More

One, Two, Three, Four ... MS patches are knocking at your door

(Medium risk) It's that time of the month again when Microsoft does a bulk release of patches to users of its Microsoft Windows platform and associated software. This time round it's the turn of Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word and Microsoft FrontPage Server. 30th December 2003 Read More

Injecting code as root using Sendmail? Surely not?

(Medium risk) CERT have recently announced that a bug in all open-source versions of Sendmail prior to 8.12.10 are currently vulnerable to attackers injecting and executing spurious code with the same privileges as the Sendmail daemon which is typically root. 30th December 2003 Read More

More woes for Windows users ... it's sober this time

(Medium risk) A virus, which poses itself as an email from an AV firm, is yet another nuisance for Windows users around the world. 30th December 2003 Read More

Want to rampage a corporation? Just use a ZIP file then...

(Medium risk) A NEW variant of the MiMail worm family, version C, is proliferating across the world, according to security firm iDefense. 30th December 2003 Read More

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