When running a network scan on your perimeter server using Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner, one of the Informational alerts shown in the scan results is the CPE Inventory. The data that is collected during the scan is aggregated using the CPE standard, originally defined by MITRE,…
Acunetix Sponsors RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan 2014
Acunetix will be exhibiting as a Silver Sponsor at the RSA Conference in Singapore this year. The event will be held from 22nd till 23rd July at Marina Bay Sands. The conference will host a series of IT security-related workshops and conference tracks attracting industry…
Cookie Overdose
One of our customers recently reported that some parts of his site were not properly crawled by our scanner (Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner). Upon investigation, I found the cause of the problem. When a specific page was visited, a cookie with a random name and a large value…
Network vulnerability assessment gotchas to avoid
There’s a saying that experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it. It’s so true, especially in the context of information security and, specifically, network security testing. If you have any experience running vulnerability scans, you’ve no doubt been down that…
How to Close Unused Open Ports: TCP and UDP Port Scan
One of the checks done in a network scan by Acunetix Vulnerability Scanner is a TCP and UDP port scan. Any open ports detected during the scan will be reported as shown in the screenshot. In this particular scan, these ports have been detected as…
The Importance of Scanning Your Internet-Facing Assets
If your network is in any way connected to the Internet, the security of your network is being put to the test. Your Internet-facing servers are being probed by hackers looking for ways to damage your resources or steal them. It is important that no…
Heart bleed – A Bigger Threat Than Meets the Eye
The Heart bleed Bug took the world by storm the moment the vulnerability became public. Heart bleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the widely used OpenSSL cryptographic library. This weakness allows theft of data resident in the server’s memory, which generally comprises SSL/TLS encrypted…
E-commerce: The Real Cost of Convenience
The e-commerce business has been growing exponentially for the past 10 years. Hundreds of thousands of businesses have moved online and millions of users have taken their shopping to the Internet. During this rush, everyone seems to ignore security, as a concept and requirement. E-commerce…
Prevent Your Network Getting Hacked with a Free Acunetix Security Scan
Free scan will identify network security issues including the feared Heartbleed to allow businesses to fix them in time London, June 17, 2014 – The recent Heartbleed vulnerability has highlighted the urgent need for more network level security scanning. In view of this, Acunetix has…