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 8 risk issues: 2 High, 3 Medium, 0
Low and 3 Informational.
November 2007
AOL Instant Messenger flaw
(High risk)
A critical security flaw has been identified in AOL Instant Messenger
Read More
|
Microsoft Patch Tuesday
(High risk)
Microsoft has identified four critical and two important issues in October's Patch Tuesday
Read More
|
Apple iPhone vulnerabilities patched
(Medium risk)
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apple's new iPhone, which can result in the exposure of sensitive information if successfully exploited
Read More
|
Multiple operating systems at risk due to OpenOffice flaw
(Medium risk)
OpenOffice version 2.0.4 and earlier versions are vulnerable to maliciously crafted TIFF files, which can be delivered as an email attachment, published on a website or shared using peer-to-peer software
Read More
|
Oracle quarterly patches
(Medium risk)
Oracle's quarterly Critical Patch Update was issued on 16th October and contains 51 security fixes for multiple Oracle products
Read More
|
Anti-phishing Phil identifies fraudulent websites
(Informational)
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an interactive online game, starring a little fish named Phil, who teaches people how to easily detect Internet scams
Read More
|
Blackjacking not biggest threat to BlackBerrys
(Informational)
Recent testing by NTA has found that the danger posed by BlackBerry hijacking, 'blackjacking', is minimal compared to real threats that BlackBerry users may encounter
Read More
|
Online fraud is the fastest growing crime
(Informational)
The European Commission has found that online scams are the fastest growing type of fraud in Europe
Read More
|
About NTA Monitor
This bulletin is produced as a by-product of ongoing research carried out to develop NTA Monitor's Internet security
testing service, Regular Monitor. NTA are a full-service Internet security testing company with a comprehensive range of
testing services including:
- VPN Testing
- Onsite Auditing
- Web Application Test
- War Dialling
- Wireless Infrastructure Testing
- RM Vulnerability Testing
For more information on the above services please see our
services page.