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Can I scan a website that uses URL rewrite without specifying URL rewrite rules in Acunetix WVS?
February 3, 2010 – 7:21 pm | No Comment

Although it is not a suggested operation, yes, you can still scan a website which has URL rewrite enabled without specifying any URL rewrite rules in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner.  Unlike other scanners, Acunetix WVS …

Exploring the capabilities of Acunetix WVS Login Sequence Recorder; automating dynamic web applications crawling
September 25, 2009 – 5:12 pm | One Comment

The Acunetix WVS Login Sequence Recorder can be used for many other tasks rather than just to scan password protected areas.  If used appropriately it will help you in automating most of the crawling process. …

New Acunetix WVS V6.5 build; better support for CAPTCHA and modern authentication mechanisms
July 28, 2009 – 6:29 pm | No Comment

With the release of Acunetix WVS Version 6.5 latest build; 20090728 (http://www.acunetix.com/support/build-history.htm), we announce that Acunetix WVS has better support for web applications with CAPTCHA, single sign-on and Two factor authentication mechanisms.  Thanks to the …

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 …

Meeting PCI DSS requirements with Acunetix
April 15, 2009 – 7:24 pm | No Comment

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 …

OpenX 2.6.4 vulnerabilities were identified with Acusensor
April 1, 2009 – 5:34 pm | No Comment

If you are making use of OpenX, the following update fixes a number of security flaws that were identified when we made use of Acunetix WVS with the Acusensor technology enabled. Released an advisory detailing …

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 …

A quick security analysis of Facebook’s Album Privacy
March 13, 2009 – 9:03 pm | 2 Comments

Most social networking sites have privacy options which allow users to share photo albums with selected people or groups. Such features encourage end users to upload possibly compromising photos, for example photos of last night’s …

Data mining with Acunetix Blind SQL Injection Tool
January 28, 2009 – 4:59 pm | No Comment

In this presentation we show you how to use the Acunetix Blind SQL Injection tool for data mining.
If an SQL injection is found in a website or web application, as you will see in the …

Tutorial on how to test for Broken Authentication using Acunetix WVS tools
January 15, 2009 – 5:12 pm | One Comment

Broken authentication is the 7th in the OWASP top 10 web application vulnerabilities. It is a security problem that is prevalent in many web applications, especially custom ones or those written in-house.  Sandro just published …