In a typical WordPress installation one can find a good number of users. Bloggers typically create new users on their blog to allow third party contributors to add blog posts, edit them, delete posts and to even activate or deactivate a plugin. These tasks are…
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Reuters.com WordPress hacked. False Syria blog posts posted
On Friday 3rd August 2012 Reuters.com announced that it was a victim of a hack attack. Reuters.com blogging platform (WordPress) was compromised and attackers posted several fake news articles that were attributed to its reporters. Parent company of Reuters.com, Thomson-Reuters said that along with the…
Web Security Tip of the Week: Understanding WordPress Vulnerabilities
Did you know that if a system has an IP address or a URL, then it’s fair game for attack from a hacker? That’s been the universal law and it always will be. So why is it that WordPress security and WordPress vulnerabilities seem to…
How does Invicti Compare to Other Web Application Vulnerability Scanners?
In the 2012 Web Application Vulnerability Scanners Benchmark report, which was carried out by Shay-Chen on his website, Sectooladdict, Invicti Web Vulnerability Scanner topped the Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection tests with a 100% detection rate and 0% false positives! Click here to read the…
Join the Invicti Online Community
You can interact with the Invicti Team and with other members of the online web security community on the Invicti Facebook Page. Our Facebook Page makes it easy to share your thoughts and comments about the latest web security news, Invicti Web Vulnerability Scanner, or…
The Consequences of Having a Hacked Website
Cybercrimes are at an all time high, with hackers and identity thieves making a living from selling private or corporate data. If you have a hacked website, it can have far reaching repercussions especially if your website databases include your customers’ private and confidential information,…
New cross-site scripting security checks in latest Invicti WVS build
We are pleased to announce an updated build of Invicti Web Vulnerability Scanner 8 (WVS 8). The new build 20120704, includes a number of new security checks, improvements and bug fixes. The highlight of this new Invicti Web Vulnerability Scanner 8 build is that it…
Invicti Signs New Distribution Agreement for the German Market
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Infrasec AG as Invicti distributor for the German market. Infrasec is now responsible for coordinating the Invicti reseller distribution channel, reseller trainings and support in Germany. Infrasec was founded in 2009 and has since grown from their…
FAQ: How can I copy My Scanning Profiles from One Computer to Another?
An Invicti Web Vulnerability Scanner Scanning Profile defines which tests to launch against the target website. For example, if you wish to test a website against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, simply select the XSS Scanning Profile. You can also create a new Scanning Profile which includes…