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Article Archive for November 2008

Two factor authentication and Web Application Security
November 28, 2008 – 6:42 pm | No Comment

A few days ago PayPal announced that they will be supporting Mobile Access for the PayPal Security Key. This means that to log into their accounts, PayPal users receive a 6 digit security code via …

AcuSensor Technology in action; finding backdoors in web applications
November 25, 2008 – 8:51 pm | 2 Comments
AcuSensor Technology in action; finding backdoors in web applications

On March 2, 2007 the following was posted on the WordPress blog:
Long story short: If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past 3-4 days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by …

How Cross Site Scripting can lead to a Windows Domain compromise
November 20, 2008 – 3:58 pm | No Comment

Many times internal web applications are excluded from the scrutinity that external ones are subjected to. It is often assumed that attackers are on the external side of the network and therefore do not have …

Acunetix WVS Scripting reference available
November 18, 2008 – 10:36 pm | No Comment

With Acunetix WVS version 6, Acunetix introduced a Port Scanner and Network Alerts. When scanning a website, a port scan against the web server can be launched (optional) and once open ports are found specific …

SQL Injection in Mambo found with Acunetix AcuSensor Technology
November 13, 2008 – 4:22 pm | No Comment
SQL Injection in Mambo found with Acunetix AcuSensor Technology

This post shows how with Acunetix AcuSensor Technology improves scanning reliability by using sensors placed inside the web application being scanned.  It also proves that with this technology, one can detect SQL injections in INSERT …

Facebook worm on the loose
November 12, 2008 – 8:50 pm | No Comment

A worm abusing Facebook‘s messaging system is making rounds between friends. It consists of an executable worm known as Koobface that runs on the victim’s computer and searches for Facebook cookies on his or her …

Hackers do not hack websites just to steal credit card details, they do much more!
November 11, 2008 – 10:33 pm | No Comment

Many people think that they will never be a victim of a hacker attack or cyber attack since they have no valuable data stored online therefore they are no ones target. As a matter of …

Finding the right web application scanner; why black box scanning is not enough
November 6, 2008 – 4:42 pm | No Comment

This white paper shows how Acunetix AcuSensor Technology increases accuracy by combining black box scanning techniques with feedback from sensors placed inside the source code while the source code is executed.
Thanks to this innovative technology …