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…
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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…
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…
MySQL.com Victim of SQL Injection Attack
Introduction On 27th March 2011 a message was posted on the popular Full Disclosure mailing list exposing a recent hack against the website mysql.com. This vulnerability was apparently also reported by a hacker called TinKode, who also claims to have found a cross site scripting…
"Acunetix Quickly Detects a Wide Variety of Vulnerabilities"
With all the talk lately, especially in the OWASP LinkedIn forum, about the most expensive web scanners being the so-called best, Infosec Island have put the far more affordable Web Vulnerability Scanners to the test. By using two well known web applications that were purposely developed with…
Do you have WordPress Security? Part II
In part I of Do you have WordPress Security, we asked some vital questions relating to keeping your WordPress website and blog secure. Here is the concluding part of the article. Secure WordPress Plugins WordPress plugins are another classic example of how hackers are quickly…
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 Build 20110406 Released
An updated build of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 has now been released. The new build features a new improvement with the AcuSensor details as well as fixing a few bugs to bolster stability. New feature: AcuSensor details are now exported in the report…
Do you have WordPress Security?
WordPress has become the leading Blogging platform and Content Management System (CMS) for users all over the world. Larger firms are now turning to WordPress due to the numerous benefits and features it provides. However, just like every piece of software, there are security vulnerabilities that…