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Will IE6 be the next NT4?

1st October 2009 All penetration testers will remember the long tail of Windows NT 4.0, and how this operating system continued to be used long past the point when security updates stopped at the end of 2004. For many years the presence of an unpatchable NT4 server was a common issue in a penetration test report, and it is only now, almost five years after security support ended, that finding an NT4 system on a network is becoming a rare event. Read More

One in four web applications susceptible to high risk security flaws

7th September 2009 NTA Monitor has reported a 10% increase in the total number of web applications found to have at least one high-risk security issue... Read More

Organisations facing a changing threat landscape

20th July 2009 According to NTA Monitor's 2009 Annual Security Report, the average number of Internet security vulnerabilities is on the rise... Read More

The Return of the Insider Threat

1st July 2009 When NTA started security testing twelve years ago, the main focus was on the insider threat. There were many reports with statistics showing that most security breaches were due to insiders. By contrast there was very little focus on the external threat via Internet and third-party network links. Back then many companies did not even have a firewall. Read More

April 2006

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 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 9 risk issues: 4 High, 2 Low and 3 Informational .

Artificial intelligence chatbots spreading spyware

(Low risk) Some AI clones are downloading spyware onto users' machines 3rd April 2006 Read More

New Mac OS X flaws published

(High risk) Three new high level risks in Apple OS X have come to light, which can cause buffer overflow and malicious code execution 3rd April 2006 Read More

Flash Player flaws can enable remote code execution

(High risk) Flash Player has vulnerabilities that can enable remote code execution, affecting multiple versions 3rd April 2006 Read More

Google's Desktop 3 Beta is available

(Low risk) Google's Desktop 3 has a flaw relating to the storage of shared information 3rd April 2006 Read More

Interpol pushes for international legislation to punish cybercriminals

(Informational) By introducing international legislation, Interpol says that cybercriminals will be dealt with more effectively 3rd April 2006 Read More

Most frequently occurring IPsec VPN security risks identified

(Informational) IT is the most vulnerable sector to attackers targeting VPNs 3rd April 2006 Read More

Microsoft's latest flaws are published

(High risk) Seven new Microsoft flaws have come to light, the majority of which are classified as 'critical' 3rd April 2006 Read More

Flaw found in sendmail permits arbitrary code execution

(High risk) Sendmail, the dominant mail server on the Internet, has a flaw that can allow program modification and deletion 3rd April 2006 Read More

London's Square Mile gets wi-fi

(Informational) By the beginning of September, those working in or visiting the City of London will be able to access the Internet anywhere and anytime they choose to. Will sensitive data be compromised? 3rd April 2006 Read More

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