Welcome to August'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 11 risk issues: 1 High, 5 Medium, 2
Low and 3 Informational.
August 2004
Bagle strikes again, but it's starting to get boring now
(Medium risk)
Another version of Bagle hits the streets, but users are becoming more aware with less systems being infected.
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Bagle authors possibly recruiting new blood?
(Medium risk)
More Bagle madness as the virus now spreads its own code to attractive potential VXers.
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I'm afraid that the hole is still present Mr Microsoft
(Medium risk)
The holes that Microsoft said were fixed indeed are, but the goal posts have changed with the exploits now challenging a new hole.
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Do you have any kind of removable media on your person?
(Informational)
Removable media is posing a new threat to information security because of its portability and usability anywhere.
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Military tactics adopted by virus writers...
(Medium risk)
A new virus uses stealth technology to evade capture by antivirus firms.
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Roll up roll up to see the famous celebrity virus...
(Low risk)
Forgetting Bagle for a moment, VXers are now using celebrities' names to attract attention to themselves.
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Microsoft and Mozilla sharing the same bed? It can't be true!
(Informational)
We all thought it could never happen, but it seems like Microsoft and Mozilla have a common enemy...but not each other.
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Another blow for Microsoft, this time it's PocketPC
(Low risk)
Proof of Concept code has been handed to antiviral companies, to identify the potential of hacking new technologies in the mobile world.
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Does your Access Point store your encryption keys? If so, keep reading...
(High risk)
An exploit in technology designed to protect wireless networks has been found to contain flaws that allow attackers and arbitrary users in without the correct credentials.
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Seven down, but how many more are going to be required?
(Medium risk)
Monthly patch release packs a punch to several areas but the question is, has it done the job right this time?
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Survival of the fittest against the Zero-day players
(Informational)
Organizations all around the world are having to deal with the fact that vulnerabilities and exploit code are now released together instead of separately.
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