A third of UK businesses are leaving themselves exposed to hackers by failing to crack down on medium and low-level security flaws, according to the results of a network monitoring survey.. . .
A third of UK businesses are leaving themselves exposed to hackers by failing to crack down on medium and low-level security flaws, according to the results of a network monitoring survey.

The fifth annual Security Audit survey by consultant NTA Monitor found that, despite tackling major security vulnerabilities, UK companies are failing to address smaller flaws.

The audit examined data from more than 600 regular network perimeter security tests carried out by the company at client sites during 2002. One-third of corporate networks tested were found to have at least 10 flaws.

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