This year Acunetix are travelling to San Francisco to participate in the RSA Conference 2015. This week-long conference is annually attended by over 28,000 security professionals, making it the leading information security event in the world. Those attending will be able to meet Acunetix security experts face-to-face…
Acunetix Voted Windowsecurity.com Readers’ Choice Award Winner
March 10, 2015 – Leading Windows Security resource site, WindowSecurity.com, announced today that Acunetix was selected the winner in the Preferred Web Application Security Solution category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. “Our Readers’ Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote…
Acunetix deliver talk to OWASP Charlotte Chapter
This Thursday 12 March, Acunetix Technical and QA Engineer Ian Muscat will be delivering a talk to the OWASP Charlotte Chapter. The focus of his talk will be on automated dynamic web application security testing, which is naturally his area of expertise. The talk will…
Troubleshooting tips for Apache, Part 4 – Run Apache HTTP Server as a single process
Run Apache HTTP Server as a single process and use debugging tools A typical Apache HTTP Server installation runs with several processes. However, to simplify troubleshooting it’s best to run Apache as a single process. This can be done by using the X option when…
FREAK first major SSL bug for 2015
If anyone thought that big bugs would end with (a disastrous) 2014, 2015 looks as though it will also cause network admins to fret. The first in the series of BIG bugs for 2015 has just been uncovered. Nicknamed FREAK, this vulnerability breaks SSL, allowing…
Acunetix clamps down on costly website security with online solution
London, March 2, 2015 – As cyber security continues to hit the headlines, even smaller companies can expect to be subject to scrutiny and therefore securing their website is more important than ever. In response to this, Acunetix are offering the online edition of their…
Troubleshooting tips for Apache, Part 3 – Apache Server modules
Use the mod_whatkilledus module When things go really bad, and Apache server crashes, The mod_whatkilledus module can be used to log detailed technical information about the crash together with the original client request which caused it. Additionally, if the mod_backtrace module is enabled, a backtrace…
Scanning vs Pen Testing
For those intent on having top notch security measures in place, the question shouldn’t really be ‘automatic or manual pen testing?’ but rather ‘how much of each?’ A web application scanner, used to identify security vulnerabilities in your web applications does not replace an experienced…
Troubleshooting tips for Apache, Part 2 – Apache HTTP Server logs
Apache HTTP Server logs First and foremost, the Apache HTTP Server error log should be analysed as this provides detailed information about any errors that have occurred on your web server. By default errors are logged in the error_log file located in the logs directory…