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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 February'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 7 risk issues: 3 High, 1 Medium, 0 Low and 3 Informational.

February 2008

Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player

(High risk) Vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe Flash Player which if exploited could open up a number of well known security risks Read More

Microsoft Patch Tuesday

(High risk) Microsoft patches one critical and one important issue in January's Patch Tuesday Read More

Flaw identified in Apple QuickTime

(High risk) Both Mac and Windows operating systems are believed to be at risk due to a buffer overflow flaw Read More

McAfee patches E-Business Server vulnerability

(Medium risk) A flaw found in McAfee E-Business Server may allow an attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code Read More

Windows virus may steal bank details

(Informational) Security experts are warning online banking customers about a Windows virus that can steal login details Read More

Mozilla confirms data leakage bug in Firefox

(Informational) A vulnerability that may cause fully patched versions of Firefox to expose a user's private data has been confirmed by Mozilla's chief of security Read More

New Year phishing scam

(Informational) A new Trojan-laced email tricks recipents into thinking their employer has committed payroll fraud Read More

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