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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

July 2006

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 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 11 risk issues: 1 High, 1 Medium, 4 Low and 5 Informational .

Latest Microsoft updates

(High risk) Microsoft's June security bulletin issued 12 vulnerability updates, 8 of which were critical 3rd July 2006 Read More

Sendmail flaw permits DoS attacks

(Medium risk) A newfound flaw in Sendmail can permit attackers to launch Denial of Service attacks 3rd July 2006 Read More

Australian bank phishing scam

(Low risk) Over 1000 National Australia Bank customers have been targeted by phishers claiming that the NAB is bankrupt 3rd July 2006 Read More

Ransomware code cracked

(Low risk) As highlighted in June's Internet Security News, a nasty piece of ransomware has been circulating. The first UK target was identified at the beginning of June 3rd July 2006 Read More

VoIP concerns grow

(Low risk) Stories are surfacing of rogue VoIP providers, who secretly route calls through third parties 3rd July 2006 Read More

World Cup spyware

(Low risk) Many World Cup-associated websites are full of spyware 3rd July 2006 Read More

61% of organisations have at least one high risk flaw

(Informational) NTA Monitor's 2006 Annual Security Report has discovered that 61% of companies tested have one or more high risk vulnerability in their Internet connections 3rd July 2006 Read More

MySpace users reeled in by phishers

(Informational) Some MySpace users have been targeted by phishers attempting to steal their MySpace account information 3rd July 2006 Read More

Spyware tripled between 2004 and 2005

(Informational) Incidences of spyware have reportedly tripled between 2004 and 2005 3rd July 2006 Read More

Symantec AntiVirus flaw

(Informational) Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and Symantec Client Security found to be vulnerable to a potential stack overflow, which if exploited, could enable an attacker to crash a system or execute arbitrary code. 3rd July 2006 Read More

Yahoo! worm

(Informational) A mass mailing worm has been circulating through Yahoo!'s email service, which is activated when a victim opens the email 3rd July 2006 Read More

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