Welcome to November'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, 3 Medium, 2
Low and 5 Informational.
November 2004
Reminiscing about the past: Security in 1994 to 2004: Then and Now
(Informational)
A SecurityFocus article that looks back at security in general over the past 10 years
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Appeal to save the famous 'Holes in the Wall' campaign starts with Anti-virus firms
(Informational)
AV firms are now focusing on ATM machines for a new source of income due to the change in policy of using Microsoft Windows rather than IBM's OS/2 product.
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The popular browsers come under attack from the same source
(Medium risk)
Users of IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Konqueror all need to patch their browsers or implement workarounds following the release of a "full house" of internet client bug reports.
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Mac OS X gets the attention of a crafty script-based attack
(Medium risk)
A script-based threat that spies on Mac users has caught the attention of some security industry watchers.
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It's not MyDoom and it's not NetSky, it's Myfip this time
(Low risk)
A new worm uses an eBay advert to spread to unsuspecting users.
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Window of opportunity for viruses is often overlooked
(Informational)
Mass mailing viruses could be consigned to the dustbin of history if only anti-virus vendors were quicker off the mark.
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Possibly the best or worst month for Microsoft's patch announcements
(Medium risk)
This month is the worst for Microsoft and security announcements with 10 advisories and 22 new flaws detected.
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Published phishing web sites stats show increasing risks to users and businesses
(Informational)
Phishing web sites are on the increase whilst user information stays frozen
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It's that time of year when security admins cringe; it's the SANS vulnerability report
(Informational)
A yearly report from SANS highlights most of the security problems around today.
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'Theoretical vulnerability' sparks a whole debate between researchers and
(Low risk)
A vulnerability that has never been tried has started a war of words between vendors and researchers.
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