With the latest update to Acunetix, we introduced a new feature called the target knowledge base. Every time you scan a target, Acunetix gathers and stores information about it. This information includes paths that make up the site structure, the location of forms and their…
Acunetix by Invicti exhibiting at RSA Conference 2021
This year we will be exhibiting at RSA Conference 2021 on May 17–20 as Invicti, the company behind Acunetix. The RSA Conference is one of the most important and largest cybersecurity conferences dating back to 1991. During RSA you’ll gain actionable insights from hundreds of…
Most common security vulnerabilities – Acunetix Web Application Vulnerability Report 2021
Every year, Acunetix brings you an analysis of the most common web security vulnerabilities and network perimeter vulnerabilities. Our annual Web Application Vulnerability Report (now part of the Invicti AppSec Indicator) is based on real data taken from Acunetix Online. We randomly select websites and…
Invicti Security reports on lost year in web application security
Covid-19, remote work, and economic headwinds interrupted progress, putting businesses and consumers at risk AUSTIN, TEXAS – April 13, 2021 – Invicti Security™, a global leader in web application security, today released the spring volume of its Invicti AppSec Indicator Report, which examines the prevalence…
Hello from Invicti Security: A new identity for our family of products
In case you’re meeting us for the first time, we’re Invicti, the company behind Netsparker and Acunetix. Today, we are thrilled to announce some exciting changes to our visual identity that you will see rolling out over the next few weeks. We’ve made these changes…
The importance of web application security for government agencies
The Race to Close Every Gap Maintaining a solid cybersecurity posture is an uphill battle to close every gap in your defenses even as new threats and attack vectors appear on what seems to be a daily basis. Recent high-profile incidents such as the SolarWinds…
Step-by-step asset discovery with Acunetix
One of the biggest pains of larger businesses is that they usually do not have a single library that lists all their assets. There are many reasons for this, for example, many businesses are actually a merger of several organizations and their structure tends to…
Building DevSecOps when you’re stuck in waterfall development
Software Development in Public Organizations In a recent survey conducted by the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, federal, state and local government entities were found to use a wide variety of software development methodologies. Only a third…
Benefits of Web Asset Discovery
The latest release of Acunetix introduces web asset discovery – a mechanism that automatically lets you find websites and web applications that could potentially belong to your organization. This allows you to decide if these assets need to be covered by your web application security…