The Acunetix Multi-engine setup is suitable for Enterprise customers who need to scan more than 10 websites or web applications simultaneously. This can be achieved using multiple Acunetix scanning engines by installing one Main Installation and multiple Scanning Engines, all managed from a central console….
New build checks for vulnerabilities in Apache Struts 2, Altassian Confluence, and introduces Multi-Engine feature
Acunetix v11 (build 11.0.172351036) has been released. This new build includes new vulnerability checks in Apache Struts 2, Atlassian Confluence and moment.js. It improves on the database backup file detection, jquery version fingerprint and introduces the new Multi-engine feature. New Features and Vulnerability Tests Detection…
The difference between Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
Many information security professionals are familiar with the terms ”‘vulnerability assessment” and “penetration testing” (“pentest” for short). Unfortunately, in many cases, these two terms are incorrectly used interchangeably. This post aims to clarify differences between vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, demonstrate that both are integral…
What is Black-box Security Testing?
Black-box security testing refers to a method of software security testing in which the security controls, defences and design of an application are tested from the outside-in, with little or no prior knowledge of the application’s internal workings. Essentially, black-box testing takes an approach similar…
Using Client Certificates in Acunetix
In most TLS handshakes, the client authenticates the server, therefore, the client knows that the server is who it says it is, but the server doesn’t know much about the client. In most cases, this is fine — authentication via credentials is enough in many…
Acunetix featured at DotForce GDPR Meeting Milan, Italy
On 13th June 2017, Acunetix Distributors for Italy – DotForce Srl, organised a partner event at the Chamber of Commerce (Camera di Commercio) in Milan, overlooking the magnificent Duomo. Over sixty of Italy’s best IT Security System Integrators and Managed Service Providers attended the DotForce…
Issue Tracker Integration with Acunetix
An Issue Tracker such as Atlassian JIRA, GitHub and Microsoft TFS is a powerful and essential tool in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of almost any software project. It helps development teams streamline collaboration and manage their work without getting lost in an endless…
Eastern Institute of Technology, NZ publishes Case Study on Web Vulnerability Scanners
Ms. Angel Rajan and Dr. Emre Erturk from the Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, recently published a paper entitled “Web Vulnerability Scanners: Case Study”. The case study analyses the benefits of using of an automated web vulnerability scanning solution like Acunetix, to…
Help Net Security reviews Acunetix v11
Help Net Security, an independent site, focused on information security, reviewed Acunetix v.11. This was not the first time the team behind Help Net Security analysed Acunetix, the first time being back in 2009. Since the review of v.6.5, the product has come a…