An updated build of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 was released. This new build (20110920) includes the new Firefox plugin which supports FireFox version 6, a new security check for the Apache web server and a number of application bug fixes. New security check…
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Acunetix To Be Exhibited At HackXColombia 2011
Acunetix distributor DS TEAM will be hosting a conference at the HackXColombia 2011 expo held on the 8th October 2011 at the University Corporation for sabaneta J. Emilio Valderrama. The main objective of this event is to raise awareness and funds for children with disabilities and limited opportunities in Colombia, while…
Acunetix to Be Exhibited at Govware 2011
Acunetix distributor, Ace-Pacific Pty Ltd, will be exhibiting at Govware 2011 held between the 27th and 29th September 2011 at the Suntec Singapore International Exhibition & Convention Center; highlighted theme this year being “SecurITy: Navigating the Brave New Cyber World“. http://www.govware.sg/index.html This is the 20th…
Preventing XSS Attacks
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are amongst the most common types of attacks against web applications. XSS vulnerabilities all fall under the same category, however, a more detailed look at the techniques employed during XSS attacks reveals a multitude of tactics that exploit a variety…
Acunetix Facebook iPad Competition: and the Winner is…
There’s no way the Acunetix Facebook iPad competition was going to fly under the radar. As soon as August was out we immediately began receiving messages asking who the competition winner was. Well, the security world is a busy one and we’ve cheekily decided to…
FAQ: What additional features does Acunetix WVS include?
The following features complete the Acunetix WVS scanning arsenal: Innovative AcuSensor technology Web server configuration detection Web server security scan (Port Scanner) against services such as DNS, SSH etc Dictionary (brute force) attacker to test password strength of login pages or HTTP authentication Report Generator…
FAQ: How does Acunetix reduce false positives?
Acunetix is a heuristic scanner and not a signature based scanner, which by design is an efficient way of reducing false positives. With the introduction of AcuSensor Technology, false positive reporting has been drastically reduced because vulnerability detection is no longer based on just the error messages…
FAQ: Why does Acunetix WVS detect pages that don’t exist on my website?
Some websites are designed to use custom 404 error pages instead of a web browser’s standard error page because they can be branded and made to contain links to other important pages. If your website uses custom 404 error pages which generate different error codes,…
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 Build 20110823 released
An updated build of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 was released. This new build (20110823) includes the new Firefox plugin which supports ireFox version 5, two new security checks and a bug fix in the automated WSDL web service scanner. New Security checks Complex…