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…
All work and no play makes Acunetix a dull team
So off we went to enjoy the rural side of Maltese life! Donning our Acunetix Malta Legend Vets Rugby Shirts, we headed off to the SW Coast of the island to a picturesque hidden little bay named Ghar Lapsi. Stunning rock formations and crystal clear…
Configuring HTTP Proxy Settings in Acunetix
If the target website or web application you intend to scan is only reachable via an HTTP proxy, you will need to configure Acunetix On-Premises to make use of that HTTP proxy server before running the scan. You can set different proxy settings per Target…
Pentest Diaries – Hunting Bugs in HTTP Headers
Some time ago, I joined a bug bounty program of a household name brand, who shall remain anonymous throughout this article. This write-up documents a journey of finding and exploiting SQL injection in some unexpected places. To get started, I randomly chose one of the…
New build checks for vulnerabilities in jQuery, Atlassian Confluence and Tiki Wiki
Acunetix v11 (build 11.0.171721334) has been released. This new build includes new vulnerability checks in jQuery, Atlassian Confluence and Tiki Wiki. It improves on the detection of the WordPress version, includes several updates to WordPress and Joomla checks, as well as a number of bug…
Acunetix showcased at AllNet-Italia Partner Event, Italy
On the 18th of May 2017, Acunetix Regional Sales Executive, Paola Monforte Alvarez attended the AllNet-Italia Partner Event held in Bologna, Italy. Approximately 250 partners attended the event organised by the Acunetix Technological Distributor.
Chunghwa Telecom secures over 100 websites with Acunetix
Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest integrated telecommunications services company, with over 12,000 employees and 100 websites, has been using Acunetix since 2009 to protect both their internal critical websites and customer systems. After analysing both HP Webinspect and IBM AppScan, Chunghwa Telecom found Acunetix to be…