This is the second part of an older article we posted, where we present some statistics from the top 1,000,000 sites on the internet. We are using the Alexa database as source for our statistics. In the first part of this article, we presented the…
Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 build 20100303 released
An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 has been released. This build includes a new feature and new security checks, improvements and addresses a number of bug fixes. New Feature: Added new option to export results to HTTP Fuzzer New Security Checks: Test for…
Top 10 Reasons Not to Invest in Website Security
For some light humor! 1) You really enjoy waking up in the morning with your coffee, hitting your homepage, and finding a new page marketing ‘special offers’ for ‘enhancement’ products… You spill your coffee, burn…ouch. 2) You just love getting a hosting bill showing your…
Acunetix voted Windowsecurity.com readers’ choice award winner
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Voted Windowsecurity.Com Readers’ Choice Award Winner for the third time in a row London, UK – 25 February 2010 – Leading Windows Security resource site, WindowSecurity.com, announced today that Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner was selected the winner in the Web Application Security…
Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 build 20100210 released
An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 has been released. This build addresses a number of bug fixes , an updated Acunetix Firefox extension and a new security check. New Security Check: Test for Cross Site Scripting in the Referrer header Improvement: Acunetix Firefox…
Authenticated XSS – problem or not?
Obviously, cross-site scripting (XSS) is a big problem on the public Web. But there’s another angle to XSS that no one seems to be talking about – at least I’m not seeing anything on it. It’s the issue of XSS on Web pages that are…
Latest Comparison Report from Larry Suto
Last week, Larry Suto published a report entitled “Accuracy and Time Costs of Web Application Security Scanner Report”. I’ve started to investigate in detail the results from this report. And I’ve found a list of inaccuracies. Here is a direct quote from his paper: Methodology…
Get sued for Malware Distribution
It’s becoming quite clear that this is an age of increased malware and security threats. The news is becoming more and more flooded with these kinds of reports and many of them are from reputable companies that end up looking stupid because of a vulnerability…
FAQ: Can I scan a website that uses URL rewrite without specifying URL rewrite rules in Acunetix WVS?
Although it is not a suggested operation, yes, you can still scan a website which has URL rewrite enabled without specifying any URL rewrite rules in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner. Unlike other scanners, Acunetix WVS will advise you once it detects that the target website…