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New Acunetix WVS 6.5 sets new standards in web vulnerability scanning
May 20, 2009 – 4:41 pm | One Comment

Unique Acunetix WVS vulnerability checks save businesses time, money and embarrassment
London 20th May 2009 – Acunetix (www.acunetix.com), a pioneer in web application security scanning technology, has announced new ‘file upload forms vulnerability checks’ in version 6.5, …

Implementing a web application firewall only is not enough to secure web applications
May 14, 2009 – 7:15 pm | 2 Comments

As demonstrated during an OWASP Europe 2009 presentation, WAF’s (web application firewalls) also have vulnerabilities.  Sandro Gauci (founder and CSO for EnableSecurity) and Wendel Henrique (member of SpiderLabs) showed how an attacker can easily identify …

Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 BETA is available for download
May 5, 2009 – 5:23 pm | 2 Comments

Acunetix is proud to announce the launch of the BETA version of the upcoming Acunetix WVS Version 6.5.
With this latest version, Acuntix is launching a new set of checks which check for vulnerabilities in file …

VIDEO: Data mining against a DeluxeBB web application with Acunetix Blind SQL Injector tool
April 22, 2009 – 7:47 pm | One Comment

In this video, the Acunetix Blind SQL Injector tool is used for data mining purposes against a real life web applicaion, DeluxeBB. Using the AcuSensor Technology, and manually configuring the Blind SQL Injector, in this …

VIDEO: Meeting PCI DSS requirements with Acunetix
April 15, 2009 – 7:24 pm | 2 Comments

Unlike web application firewalls, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner focuses on fixing web security problems, whether than preventing them from happening. Acunetix WVS helps in detecting cross site scripting, sql injections and other web vulnerabilities before …

Are AJAX applications vulnerable to hack attacks?
April 9, 2009 – 5:34 pm | One Comment

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML) is meant to increase interactivity, speed, and usability in web applications. The technologies have prompted a richer and friendlier experience for the user, as web applications are designed to …

VIDEO: Web scanning made easy with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
March 18, 2009 – 6:10 pm | No Comment

This short video shows how easy it is to launch a vulnerability scan against a website or web application using the scan wizard in Acunetix WVS. It also shows the amount of technical detail Acunetix …

An in-depth explanation of SQL Injection
March 6, 2009 – 6:32 pm | One Comment

SQL Injection is one of the many web attack mechanisms used by hackers to steal data from organizations. It is perhaps one of the most common application layer attack techniques used today. It is the …

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Voted Windowsecurity.Com Readers’ Choice Award Winner for the second time
February 26, 2009 – 4:35 pm | No Comment
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Voted Windowsecurity.Com Readers’ Choice Award Winner for the second time

Acunetix WVS Singled Out by Network Security Administrators and Specialists
London, UK – 26 February 2009 – Leading Windows Security resource site, WindowSecurity.com, announced today that Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner was selected the winner in the Web Application …

Updated Acunetix WVS addresses Ananta’s comparison report issues
February 12, 2009 – 6:17 pm | No Comment

In just 2 weeks, we released an updated version of Acunetix WVS version 6 to address issues reported in an independent web scanner comparison report published by Ananta. What’s for sure is that now we …