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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

December 2007

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 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 8 risk issues: 3 High, 2 Medium and 3 Informational .

Microsoft Patch Tuesday

(High risk) Microsoft has patched one critical and one important issue in November's Patch Tuesday bulletin 1st December 2007 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 1st December 2007 Read More

Vulnerabilities reported in AOL Radio

(High risk) AOL radio buffer overflow may allow remote users to execute arbitrary code 1st December 2007 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 1st December 2007 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 1st December 2007 Read More

Has Apple changed its IT spots?

(Informational) On 26th October, Apple unleashed Leopard, its latest Mac OS X operating system 1st December 2007 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 1st December 2007 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 1st December 2007 Read More

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