Alert group: WordPress default “admin” account exists Invicti WP Security Plugin test: During this test Invicti looks for the default admin account in the WordPress user list. Repercussions: With the default WordPress administrator account active, a malicious user does not have to guess the username…
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On the Increasing Popularity of JavaScript
Many people think of JavaScript as a way to create interactive and dynamic web pages. JavaScript gives visitors a great website experience across platforms and across browsers that can be adjusted and tweaked to fit the user’s device, interests, and history. Plus it creates a more…
Free WordPress Security Plugin by Invicti
Do you have a WordPress site? Are you concerned about your site’s security? Then make sure you download the completely free WordPress Security Plugin. Powered by Invicti, the plugin is a free and comprehensive security tool that helps you secure your WordPress installation and suggests…
Web hacking! No longer the domain of elite cybercriminals
Many years ago it used to be that most web hacking attempts were launched by sophisticated cybercriminals, or at the very least highly talented amateurs using complex methods and tools. While this meant such attacks could be more difficult to prevent – they were usually…
Invicti Announces Full HTML5 Support
As new technologies bring new security risks to light, Invicti steps up to the challenge with the most comprehensive crawling and scanning technology in the market yet. MALTA, 15 August 2013 — Invicti today announced the 9th release of its award-winning Web Vulnerability Scanner, building on the experience…
Blind XSS: The Ticking Time Bomb of XSS Attacks
What is Blind XSS? Blind XSS is a flavor of cross site scripting (XSS), where the attacker “blindly” deploys a series of malicious payloads on web pages that are likely to save them to a persistent state (like in a database, or in a log…
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…
"Social Media Widget" Adds New Undocumented Feature – Spam Injection
WordPress.com have removed the rather popular Social Medial Widget (nearly a million downloads) from the plugin repository. The most recent version of the plugin was found to be injecting spam messages with the social media icons on the sites using the plugin. It seems that…
Is Your Security Appliance Hackable?
In the late 90’s, businesses embraced the internet; they connected their networks and servers to the internet so their data can be accessed from anywhere around the world. This was a new era that gave businesses the opportunity to grow globally and reach new audiences….