Acunetix v12 (build 12.0.180611183) has been released. This new build introduces new vulnerability checks for Oracle Weblogic, PHPUnit, Edge Side Include Injection and other vulnerabilities. The new build also includes a good number of updates and several important fixes. Below is a full list of…
Is there an easy way to exclude paths from being scanned?
You can exclude paths from being scanned by configuring the path as an Excluded Path for the Target. This can be done from the Target’s settings > Crawl tab > Excluded Paths. The Excluded paths will need to be configured as a regular expression. Since…
How fast is Acunetix v12?
Acunetix version 12 ships with a new scanning engine which has been rewritten from scratch. One of the benefits of the new scanning engine is an improvement in scanning speed. Our tests indicate that the scanning time of some scans has been halved. This is…
How to upgrade my Acunetix installation to Acunetix v12
If you are using Acunetix v11, you will be able to upgrade your Acunetix installation to Acunetix v12, and all your settings will be retained. Proceed as follows: Download the latest version of Acunetix from https://www.acunetix.com/download/fullver/ Backup the files in <C:\ProgramData\Acunetix 11> Install Acunetix v12…
What’s new in Acunetix v12
Hot on the release of Acunetix v12, check out what’s NEW in this brief presentation highlighting: Scan speed of up to 2X faster Support for latest JavaScript technologies (ES7) New AcuSensor for Java web applications Pause and Resume scan functionality Exclusion of specific paths in…
Acunetix v12: More Comprehensive, More Accurate and now 2X Faster
In-depth analysis of JavaScript-rich sites and Single Page Applications London, UK – May 2018 – Acunetix, the pioneer in automated web application security software, has announced the release of version 12. This new version provides support for JavaScript ES7 to better analyse sites which rely…
Visit us at CEBIT 2018
Acunetix will be exhibiting for the very first time at CEBIT, Europe’s Business Festival for Innovation and Digitization, held in Hannover, Germany between the 11th and 15th of June. We invite all customers and partners to visit us at Stand A35 in CEBIT d!conomy Regional Sales…
Preparing for Artificial Intelligence (AI) DDOS Attacks, Part 2
This is part-2 of a 2 part series that discusses the evolution from human to machine based DDoS attacks. It specifically delves into how to prepare for such attacks while keeping low positives and negatives to industry standard low. The Evolution of DDoS In the…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) used in DDOS Attacks, Part 1
This is part-1 of a 2 part series that discusses the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to compromise web applications. This part introduces the concept of AI and its use for destruction by cybercriminals. The speed at which cybersecurity has evolved over the last decade…