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…
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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…
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…
Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 build 20100203 released
An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 has been released with a number of new security checks, improvements and bug fixes. New security checks: 8.3 DOS filename source code disclosure Apache Tomcat Directory Host Appbase authentication bypass vulnerability Apache Tomcat WAR File directory traversal…
Malware Scanning – Customer Scenario
Malware… Yes, its been around for many years. However the attack vector has changed. Long ago the primary distribution method was by sharing dirty data (yes, exchanging floppy disks….remember those days?! Then it went onwards into distributing viruses and malware via email (this is the…
How you get affected by Malware – Customer Story
One big thing that is missing from this industry is empirical trend data that supports the TRUE risks and costs associated with hacking and malware infections. To date, we’ve written quite alot about customer-specific impacts when they are infected. The ‘results’ run the gambit of…