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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

February 2008

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 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 7 risk issues: 3 High, 1 Medium and 3 Informational .

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 1st February 2008 Read More

Microsoft Patch Tuesday

(High risk) Microsoft patches one critical and one important issue in January's Patch Tuesday 1st February 2008 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 1st February 2008 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 1st February 2008 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 1st February 2008 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 1st February 2008 Read More

New Year phishing scam

(Informational) A new Trojan-laced email tricks recipents into thinking their employer has committed payroll fraud 1st February 2008 Read More

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