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…
Getting developers on board with security – once and for all
Making Web application security work is more than simply telling developers they need to write better code. We can scream “Write better code!” and “Integrate security into the application lifecycle!” at developers until end of time but that’s not going to fix the fundamental problems…
Malware Found When Visiting On-line Porn Sites
What can one say about on-line porn sites and security that hasn’t already been said? Most of us know that if we decide to spend time surfing around in the “less desirable” areas of the internet then we are opening ourselves up to the risk…
Web security oversights: Don’t overlook the “small” stuff
I was reviewing the most recent SANS @RISK Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert and it reminded me of how easy it is to get caught up in the big stuff and overlook the seemingly innocuous when performing Web security assessments. The @RISK alert lists 69 unique…
Cloud Computing Benefits
Mention “the cloud” and many who are not heavily involved in the preparation and creation of internet-based resources will turn their heads skyward. To be fair, cloud computing can be a difficult concept to grasp even for those who work within the IT industry because…