Many customers ask me, “so what’s the big deal about this Google banning thing?”. As I try and explain Google’s algorithms, the lovely joy of begging to be allowed back into their (Google’s) good graces and the challenges of ensuring continued ‘cleanliness’, I feel sometimes…
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Acunetix WVS Version 7 build 20100921 released
An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 7 has been released. Apart form a number of improvements and bug fixes, this build will also automatically check for the latest OpenX OFC file upload and the ASP.NET padding Oracle vulnerabilities. New Security Checks: Added a security…
Attack of the WordPress worm – SQL Injection
Just about every single entity involved in computing requires some form of updates — whether it’s the newest software version of Firefox or the newest graphics driver for your computer. We all know this can get annoying… every few minutes another application is telling me…
Don't be an A$$
Welcome back from Summer, and I hope everyone has had a great break. Myself, I was able to take some time in July, but got real busy in August. During the summer I helped two very close friends with some significant IT issues which made…
Acunetix 7 makes web application security checking easier and more cost effective
New scanning engine with improved vulnerability detection AND verification makes finding and fixing security issues in web applications easier. London, 1st September 2010 – Acunetix, a market leader in web application security scanning technology, today announced version 7 of its popular Web Vulnerability Scanner. With…
Acunetix WVS V7 RC1 is available
The Release Candidate build for Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner Version 7 (20100825) is now available for download. All of the bugs reported during the Beta were fixed. We also added some improvements in this RC build and we are well prepared for the official release,…
Acunetix WVS Version 7 BETA 2 is available
An updated build of Acunetix WVS Version 7 BETA has been released. This build includes the following number of improvements: Improved Cross-Site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities detection scripts Improved blind SQLl injection vulnerability checks to reduce false positives Added a good number of new Cold Fusion…
Creating custom vulnerability checks for Acunetix WVS
You can reach the latest technical information here: Adding Custom Vulnerability Checks to Your Acunetix Installation Vulnerability checks in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner consists of two files; *.script – The actual vulnerability check written in JavaScript. Such scripts are stored in the <C:\ProgramData\Acunetix WVS x\Data\Scripts>…
Acunetix WVS Version 7 BETA is available!
Note: This is no longer available. Click here to download a 14-day free trial of the latest version of Acunetix. A new version of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner is available in beta, and what a version! It has been one long year of development, testing…