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60% of UK website tests revealed Internet encryption and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities

10th April 2008 60% of web application tests performed for UK organisations showed that their websites contain weak encryption or cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities Read More

Demilitarised Zone most secure option for BlackBerry device

28th February 2008 Recent BlackBerry testing by IT security consultancy, NTA Monitor, has revealed that organisations are still not configuring these mobile devices correctly Read More

Retailers should put security top of their Christmas list

13th November 2007 With British consumers spending more than £6.6 billion online in the last two months of last year, the 2007 festive season is set to be one of great cheer for online retailers Read More

Businesses warned not to have skeletons in cupboards

13th November 2007 For many organisations, the festive season is an opportunity to heave a corporate sigh of relief and enjoy the brief respite in frenetic business activity as countless people all over the world, go home to celebrate Christmas Read More
Welcome to July's edition of Internet Security News, the monthly risks bulletin detailing the latest Internet software and system vulnerabilities from NTA Monitor, a leading Internet security testing company. It provides a convenient way to keep up to date with the fast changing world of Internet security; this month's edition includes a total of 10 risk issues: 0 High, 5 Medium, 3 Low and 2 Informational.

July 2004

Attack of the hogging users...bandwidth that is

(Informational) Wireless LANs are vulnerable to an exploit by hackers to increase their own bandwidth Read More

Bulk mail software is the way forward for viruses

(Medium risk) A new Trojan working its way around the Internet exploits the recently identified Internet Explorer vulnerability Read More

Routers expose their sensitive bits publicly

(Medium risk) Public access to the router's settings made due to a flaw in firmware Read More

Malware is getting the better of MS IE

(Medium risk) Cross site scripting and a "Local Resource Access" vulnerability via popups and malicious web sites Read More

Two minor issues for a giant to deal with

(Low risk) Microsoft's patch wagon again scores points for patching holes Read More

Dumbledore's dirty plan to lure in potential Hogwarts students

(Low risk) NetSky is still around and still alive in its latest incarnation, using Harry Potter references to spread Read More

Oracle stands at high alert over critical bugs

(Medium risk) Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities found with Oracle's flagship products Read More

The son of MyDoom...I shall avenge my father's demise

(Medium risk) Plexus-A is a new variant of the MyDoom virus that uses more than 1 independent method to spread Read More

Removing the old ball and chain of IT: the password

(Informational) A move away from the traditional username and password could be nearly here if RSA and Microsoft get their way Read More

Toothing could land you with an unpleasant STD

(Low risk) A new proof-of-concept virus is released to prove that the latest mobile phones are indeed vulnerable to virus attack Read More

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