As I wrote in my previous post about low-hanging fruit and the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Report, I’m a strong believer in finding out where your Web systems are bleeding and focusing on those issues first. It’s the basic principle of triage – finding, and…
Having a Secure Website Through all of your Website Properties
Having a secure website isn’t just about preventing website hackers from gaining access to your site, but preventing specific damage from the result of your site being compromised. Web hacking might be a little more serious than many people think, as it has been found…
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 Build 20110518 Released
An updated build of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 has now been released. The new build features a number of bug fixes. Bug Fixes: Fixed: The Acusensor Technology files were updated incorrectly. Fixed: Access Violation when scan is stopped. Fixed: User interface incorrect behaviour….
Malware, Spyware, Trojans… The Many Forms of a Website Virus
Malware, otherwise referred to as a Malicious Software Program, is harmful software which can infiltrate your website and cause major irreversible damage via website hacking. Website malware can find its way into your site, perform modifications to your content, and gain access to not only…
Acunetix will be Exhibited at InfoSec Summit 2011
Jacadis LLC, Acunetix reseller, will be exhibiting Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner at the 2011 Central Ohio InfoSec Summit. Jerod Brennen of Jacadis will also be discussing, “How to Securely Deploy and Manage Enterprise Mobile Devices”.
Barracuda Networks Breached
Introduction On April 11th 2011, at nine in the evening, Barracuda Networks posted a grim entry on their blog. Their network had been hacked. Thousands of their confidential customer and employee records were stolen. In an ironic twist of fate, the company that advocates security…
Low-Hanging Fruit Becomes Big News with the 2011 Verizon Data Breach Report
The 2011 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report is out. Yeah, yeah, yeah – yet another report telling us what a bad state of security we’re in and that we need to fix all sorts of things in IT. Okay, I’m not going to complain too…
But Compliance is Someone Else’s Job!
Regulatory ‘compliance’ – it’s a dirty word in business today. Perhaps that’s because we’re being force-fed more and more rules that various governing bodies believe are the best ways for us to run our businesses. Regardless of what side of the government growth – and…
Protecting Your Brand with a Secure Website
These days, everyone and their grandmother has a website or blog. It’s becoming more and more common for the average person to have a website, whether it’s for informational purposes or as a way to promote a product or service. Either way, there is a…