The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol was first introduced by Netscape in 1994. The Internet was growing and there was a need for transport security for web browsers and for various TCP protocols. Version 1.0 of SSL was never released because it had serious security…
How do I check that Acunetix crawled through the entire site?
When using Acunetix to scan for vulnerabilities, it is imperative that all locations are discoverable by DeepScan, as missing even one path will leave your application vulnerable to a potential attack. To check if Acunetix identified all the locations in your application, navigate to Scans…
Setting Up A Self-Signed TLS/SSL Certificate on Apache
SSL is a fundamental piece of technology when you want to run a protected Apache site. SSL certificates permit you to scramble all the traffic sent to and from your Apache site to keep others from seeing the majority of the traffic. It utilizes open…
6 Simple Ways To Protect Your Website From Attackers
If there’s one specific reason why website owners don’t take steps to boost their online security to protect their blogs and websites from attackers, it’s usually because they believe one of two things: They don’t believe their website or blog has anything worth of real…
Protect your WordPress from Mass Brute Force Attacks
Last week a sophisticated botnet that targets and launches brute force attacks against WordPress blogs and websites has been detected. Some WordPress hosting providers suffered downtime, security experts are exploiting this opportunity to sell their WordPress security services and thousands of WordPress sites have been…
Improving WP (WordPress) Security
It is well known that WordPress (WP) is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) on the World Wide Web. Developed with PHP, and powered by mySQL databases, WordPress is used by an astonishing 8.5% of all websites. Web delivered malware and website cracking are…
MasterCard Suffer Online Attack
The multinational financial services corporation MasterCard has become one of the first hacking victims of 2013. The attack was performed by the Syrian Electronic Army who managed to submit a blog post with the title “Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army” after breaching the security of MasterCard’s…
Have a Merry WordPress 3.5 Christmas! Make it Last All Year with Acunetix
The folks over at WordPress released WordPress 3.5 on 11 December. A veritable Christmas present for bloggers and developers, WordPress 3.5 is chock full of new features and improvements. The most dramatic improvement is a re-imagined flow for uploading photos and creating galleries. WordPress 3.5 also includes…
Protect Your Website During National Blog Posting Month
On November 1st, MarketWire and other sites across the Internet announced National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), an annual ritual for dedicated bloggers. Blogger Eden Kennedy launched NaBloPoMo in 2006; the event has grown to include thousands of bloggers, and it’s now celebrated officially under the…