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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 April'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, 6 Medium, 0 Low and 4 Informational.

April 2005

Apple closes the doors on issues in Mac OS

(Medium risk) Apple Computer has released nearly a dozen fixes for flaws in its Mac OS operating system. Read More

Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce to you, another Bagle variant

(Medium risk) The latest incarnation of Bagle converts itself into a Trojan rather than a worm. Read More

Publication exploits the murky depths of Botnets

(Informational) A published report examines the situation behind Botnets and hands over some frightening figures. Read More

Cache poisoning grounds Symantec's products

(Medium risk) Crackers are using a security vulnerability in Symantec's enterprise products to redirect surfers to web sites hosting malicious code. Read More

Honeypot test confirms Windows Service Pack 1 most at risk

(Informational) A controlled test of default installations confirms that Windows XP SP1 is the most vulnerable, not XP SP2. Read More

How can an attack from 1997 harm the latest OSs?

(Medium risk) Security researchers have published details of a denial-of-service vulnerability that could enable hackers to attack Microsoft Windows and spin computers into senseless processing loops. Read More

Opera makers aiming to combat phishing activities - Rallies others for support

(Informational) The publishers of Opera are trying to prevent phishing scams using its products and rallies others to follow suit. Read More

Increase the count for Symbian OS by one please

(Medium risk) A new virus for Symbian mobiles is spreading as a cracked application. Read More

Massive overflow possibility in 29 Trend Micro products

(Medium risk) 29 Trend Micro products are vulnerable to an issue processing ARJ files. Read More

Wi-Fi running amuck with security

(Informational) A survey of Wi-Fi networks in 3 countries by RSA Security found more than a third had basic security features turned off. Read More

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