In this cheat sheet, we will assume that: You are a developer or you know programming You have limited web application security knowledge You need to know how SQL injection attacks happen You need to know how to fix SQL injection issues in your code…
Acunetix Now Available on macOS
Imagine having the easiest-to-use security scanner on an easiest-to-use operating system – now it’s possible. Acunetix is now available on macOS. You can harness the full power of Acunetix using your operating system of choice, be it Windows, Linux, macOS, or the cloud. You can…
Step-By-Step Configuration with Jira
You can manage web vulnerabilities internally with Acunetix. However, these vulnerabilities will need to be fixed by developers and the developers may already use an issue management system. Therefore, managing them internally might not be an optimal choice. In such a case, your vulnerability scanner…
Web System Hardening in 5 Easy Steps
To harden a computer system means to make it more difficult for a malicious hacker to attack. In formal terms, system hardening means reducing the attack surface – the attack surface is the combination of all the points where an attacker may strike. Many computer…
nginx Security: How To Harden Your Server Configuration
Currently, nginx is the most popular web server, recently beating Apache. It is lightweight, fast, robust, and supports all major operating systems. It is the web server of choice for Netflix, WordPress.com, and other high traffic sites. An nginx server can easily handle 10,000 inactive…
Tracking a Vulnerability from Detection to Resolution
Acunetix is not just a web vulnerability scanner, it is a full vulnerability management solution. In this article, we want to show you the entire process of finding a vulnerability and then fixing it. You will see how features of Acunetix make this process much…
Acunetix update introduces support for GraphQL and OAuth 2.0, multiple UI updates, and a new comprehensive report
Acunetix build 13.0.200624118 for Windows and Linux has been released. The new Acunetix build introduces support for GraphQL and OAuth 2.0, allowing Acunetix to scan web applications that make use of these web technologies. It also includes multiple UI updates, a new comprehensive and interactive…
Exploiting SSTI in Thymeleaf
One of the most comfortable ways to build web pages is by using server-side templates. Such templates let you create HTML pages that include special elements that you can fill and modify dynamically. They are easy to understand for designers and easy to maintain for…
Paul’s Security Weekly: New Web Technology & Impact on Automated Security Testing
Our core security researcher, Benjamin Daniel Mussler, has been invited to Paul’s Security Weekly podcast to participate in a discussion about new web technologies and their impact on automated security testing. Benjamin primarily talked about the fact that web browsers have gone a long way…