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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 December'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: 3 High, 2 Medium, 0 Low and 3 Informational.

December 2007

Microsoft Patch Tuesday

(High risk) Microsoft has patched one critical and one important issue in November's Patch Tuesday bulletin Read More

Apple patches multiple QuickTime flaws

(High risk) Seven vulnerbilities have been identified in Apple's QuickTime, which if exposed may lead to attackers remotely executing malicious code Read More

Vulnerabilities reported in AOL Radio

(High risk) AOL radio buffer overflow may allow remote users to execute arbitrary code Read More

Flaw identified in McAfee E-Business Server

(Medium risk) A flaw has been identified in McAfee E-Business Server which may compromise a vulnerable system if exploited by malicious people Read More

Vulnerability found in Oracle database

(Medium risk) A flaw has been identified in Oracle database 10g, but a patch will not be issued until January Read More

Has Apple changed its IT spots?

(Informational) On 26th October, Apple unleashed Leopard, its latest Mac OS X operating system Read More

Retailers should put security top of their Christmas list

(Informational) In the last two months of 2006, British consumers spent more than £6.6 billion online and during 2007 this figure is due to increase Read More

This Christmas businesses are warned not to have any skeletons in their cupboards

(Informational) During the festive period, companies who choose to operate with a skeleton staff may need to be extra vigilant about security Read More

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