Black Hat, founded by Jeff Moss (Dark Tangent), is one of the biggest and best-known cybersecurity conferences in the world. Organized in the USA since 1997 and in Europe and Asia since 2000, it is perceived as aimed at the corporate world but it caters…
Using Python to Make API Calls to Your Acunetix Installation
In addition to several out-of-the-box integrations, Acunetix provides an API, which lets you integrate the scanner with any environment. The Acunetix API lets you use any of the scanner functions with no need to access the scanner UI. As an example, we will show you…
News – Acunetix Now Available on macOS
Acunetix now available on all major operating systems AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 16, 2020 – Acunetix, a global leader in automated web application security, is now available on macOS. Customers can now harness the full power of Acunetix using their operating system of choice ––…
SQL Injection Cheat Sheet for Developers
In this cheat sheet, we will assume that: You are a developer or you know programming You have limited web application security knowledge You need to know how SQL injection attacks happen You need to know how to fix SQL injection issues in your code…
Acunetix Now Available on macOS
Imagine having the easiest-to-use security scanner on an easiest-to-use operating system – now it’s possible. Acunetix is now available on macOS. You can harness the full power of Acunetix using your operating system of choice, be it Windows, Linux, macOS, or the cloud. You can…
Step-By-Step Configuration with Jira
You can manage web vulnerabilities internally with Acunetix. However, these vulnerabilities will need to be fixed by developers and the developers may already use an issue management system. Therefore, managing them internally might not be an optimal choice. In such a case, your vulnerability scanner…
Web System Hardening in 5 Easy Steps
To harden a computer system means to make it more difficult for a malicious hacker to attack. In formal terms, system hardening means reducing the attack surface – the attack surface is the combination of all the points where an attacker may strike. Many computer…
nginx Security: How To Harden Your Server Configuration
Currently, nginx is the most popular web server, recently beating Apache. It is lightweight, fast, robust, and supports all major operating systems. It is the web server of choice for Netflix, WordPress.com, and other high traffic sites. An nginx server can easily handle 10,000 inactive…
Tracking a Vulnerability from Detection to Resolution
Acunetix is not just a web vulnerability scanner, it is a full vulnerability management solution. In this article, we want to show you the entire process of finding a vulnerability and then fixing it. You will see how features of Acunetix make this process much…