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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 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

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