What Exactly Are the “Session-in” and “Session-out” Patterns?

What Exactly Are the “Session-in” and “Session-out” Patterns?

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) uses “session-in” and “session-out” patterns in order to detect if a logged in session on your website is invalidated and if need to be re-established. Acunetix WVS uses the recorded login sequence defined by the … [+]

Acunetix Signs New Distribution Agreement for the German Market

Acunetix Signs New Distribution Agreement for the German Market

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Infrasec AG as Acunetix distributor for the German market. Infrasec is now responsible for coordinating the Acunetix reseller distribution channel, reseller trainings and support in Germany. Infrasec was founded in 2009 and … [+]

Do You Scan with Network Security Controls Enabled or Disabled?

Do You Scan with Network Security Controls Enabled or Disabled?

As application security professionals, we want to get as much as possible out of our security assessments. We’re not only expected to but we’re proud of our work and want to provide the best results and most value possible. As … [+]

FAQ: How can I copy My Scanning Profiles from One Computer to Another?

FAQ: How can I copy My Scanning Profiles from One Computer to Another?

An Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Scanning Profile defines which tests to launch against the target website. For example, if you wish to test a website against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, simply select the XSS Scanning Profile. You can also create a … [+]

New Security Checks and Features Added to Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

New Security Checks and Features Added to Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

We are pleased to announce an updated build of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 8 (WVS 8). The new build 20120613 offers a number of new security checks, new scanner funtionalities, improvements and bug fixes. … [+]

6.5 Million LinkedIn Hacked Passwords

6.5 Million LinkedIn Hacked Passwords

LinkedIn, one of the biggest professional social networks, has suffered a major breach of its user password database. The attack was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon by Vicente Silveira, Director at LinkedIn, and was followed by an apology to the affected … [+]

Can I Have Different Web Scanning Profiles?

Can I Have Different Web Scanning Profiles?

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner ( WVS ) offers you the ability to choose specific types of attacks to run against your site, such as SQL injection or Cross-Site Scripting attacks. You can select the desired attacks and save them as different Web … [+]