In addition to the user-friendly Acunetix user interface, all Acunetix functionality is also available through a built-in REST API. The REST API is available immediately upon installation and requires no configuration at all. All you need to do is open the Acunetix GUI to get…
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Tomasz Andrzej Nidecki
Principal Cybersecurity Writer
Principal Cybersecurity Writer
Web API security with Acunetix
It’s no secret – application programming interfaces are everywhere. Many complex web applications are based on microservices, which use APIs to work with one another. Mobile apps and IoT devices also use APIs to communicate with their back-ends. Not to mention that almost every online…
Why Developers Shun Security and What You Can Do about It
The Linux Foundation and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard recently released a Report on the 2020 Free/Open-Source Software Contributor Survey. One of the primary conclusions of this report was the fact that free/open-source software developers often have a very negative approach to security….
2020 – The Year in Review
The year 2020 won’t go down in history as one of the best, for sure. However, it has actually led to some positive developments. Let us take a look at 2020 in the world of web application security, share our own experiences, and point out…
Acunetix Stance on the SolarWinds Hack
We at Acunetix and Invicti are deeply concerned with the aftermath of the SolarWinds hack and offer our deepest commiserations to all the security personnel who are facing this situation just before Christmas, and to SolarWinds themselves who have been an unwilling agent to the…
Are You Keeping Up with Web Application Security?
Opinion: Almost every business that has computers buys an antivirus solution. However, relatively few businesses that have their own websites buy vulnerability scanners. I believe that most people don’t buy solutions to protect their web applications not because they don’t feel that it’s necessary but…
How To Benchmark a Web Vulnerability Scanner?
You’ve made the right decision to improve your web application security stance and perform regular web application scanning. However, there are several renowned web vulnerability scanners on the market and you have to choose one. How do you do that? As a first step, you…
DevSecOps with Acunetix – The Human Factor
The old-school DevOps model, where the security team works in a silo, separated from agile development teams, introduces a lot of tensions. With such an organization, developers often perceive security analysts as the “bad cops” who make their life difficult. On the other hand, security…
Would the Real IAST Please Stand Up?
Opinion: The term Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) is probably the vaguest in the world of application security testing. Any tool that extends beyond the traditional DAST or SAST model may use it – and many do. However, I feel that only AcuSensor truly deserves…