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Skype not a 'quick-fix' VoIP solution for business

2nd February 2009 The significant increase in the use of VoIP, particularly for organisations and businesses with regional or international networks, reflects the undoubted business benefits it brings. However.. Read More

Beware the Cyber Shoplifters warns NTA Monitor

1st December 2008 As the recession starts to bite, the threat from 'cyber shoplifting' will increase for online retailers. Read More

Who's listening in on your corporate network?

20th October 2008 VoIP systems putting companies at risk says NTA Monitor Read More

Finance industry faces serious IT security issues

23rd June 2008 The finance industry needs to keep its eye on the small change as well as the bigger picture of its security vulnerabilities Read More

NTA's tools

NTA has developed a variety of tools that website visitors are welcome to download.

Arp-scan

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the method for finding a host's hardware address when only its IP address is known. This tool runs on Linux and allows host detection and fingerprinting using the ARP protocol.

Ike-scan

Ike-scan was developed by NTA's Technical Director Roy Hills and released in 2003 under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL). Ike-scan exploits transport characteristics in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) service, the mechanism used by VPNs to establish a connection between a server and a remote client. It scans IP addresses for VPN servers by sending a specially crafted IKE packet to each host within a network.

Apache Denial of Service tester

NTA has developed a simple tool to enable you to test your servers' reaction to simple DoS attacks.

Downtime calculator

This useful tool can calculate the approximate cost of downtime experienced.