Netsparker used to Identify Thousands of Vulnerabilities
“Netsparker is a fantastic tool and is very light to use. Security Reports are easy to comprehend and helped programmers close web vulnerabilities quickly. It has become an essential tool for our...
View ArticleNetsparker Version 3 is Available for Download
We are happy to announce the new version of Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner. In the last couple of weeks everyone in the team has worked tirelessly so Netsparker version 3 is released on...
View ArticleWhy Web Vulnerability Testing Needs to be Automated
For those doing business in the 21st century, automation is the name of the game. It applies to more general areas of business such as manufacturing and inventory control but it also applies to more...
View ArticleWeb Application Security Testing should be part of QA Testing
A typical software and web application development company has a testing department, or a QA (quality assurance) team that constantly tests the software and web applications developed by the company to...
View ArticleNetsparker 3.0.5.0 Released
This is a minor update to Netsparker Standard / Professional editions which contains minor bug fixes and enhancements for vulnerability database and fingerprinting tables.ImprovementsUpdated...
View ArticleNetsparker 3.0.7.0 Released
This is a minor update to Netsparker Standard / Professional editions which contains minor bug fixes and enhancements.ImprovementsUpdated OWASP Top Ten 2010 classifications for SVN and CVS...
View ArticleShould you pay for a Web Application Security Scanner?
Solving the Commercial vs Non Commercial (free) Software DilemmaIn today’s commercial world nothing is available for free, or so most of us think. Within 10 minutes of searching on the internet for a...
View ArticleOakland University uses Netsparker to Protect its Web Applications from...
Oakland University needed to protect its web applications from security flaws, programming errors and other threats. It needed a solution that was compatible with its existing security audit tools and...
View ArticleShared Hosting and Web Application Security - The Opposites
Shared Hosting is Simple but Lacks FlexibilitySo you are feeling entrepreneurial and want to start a fresh, new website for your idea. Great! Starting a website anymore is so very easy, and various...
View ArticleGetting developers on board to transition from part of the problem to part of...
Web Application security often focuses more on software than it does on people. That can be a dangerous approach. Why? Because at the root of every security success or failure is a person or a team of,...
View ArticleNetsparker 3.0.12.0 Released
This sixth version 3 update is a minor update to the Netsparker Standard and Professional editions which contains new signatures in the vulnerability database of known applications.ImprovementsUpdated...
View Article14 Years of SQL Injection and still the most dangerous vulnerability
Ever since the advent of the computer, there have always been people trying to hack them. William D. Mathews of MIT discovered a flaw in the Multics CTSS password file on the IBM 7094 in 1965; John T....
View ArticleNetsparker 3.0.14.0 Released
This seventh version 3 update is a minor update to the Netsparker Standard and Professional editions which contains new signatures in the vulnerability database of known applications and several bug...
View ArticleSQL Injection–Understanding and Protection
As we mentioned in our previous article on the history of SQL injections, the SQL injection web vulnerability have consistently been on the top ten list of attack styles for a solid 14 years, and it...
View ArticleING EURASIA IT Audit Team Chooses Netsparker to Detect Web Application...
“As opposed to other web application scanners we used, Netsparker is very easy to use and does not require a lot of configuring. An out of the box installation of Netsparker Web Application Security...
View ArticleNetsparker 3.0.15.0 Released
The new version of Netsparker is a minor update to the Netsparker Standard and Professional Editions which contains several new signatures in the vulnerability database of known web...
View ArticleTop 10 Mistakes when Performing a Web Vulnerability Assessment
We all make mistakes, it’s in human nature. In Information Technology, there are numerous mistakes, oversights, and blunders that are repeated consistently day after day. But given what there is to...
View ArticleHow to Evaluate Web Application Security Scanners
Ask 20 penetration testers which web application security scanner they prefer and use and you will get 20 different answers, if not more. Every web vulnerability scanner has its own pros and cons and...
View ArticlePCI Compliance - The Good, The Bad, and The Insecure
Does having a PCI compliant website and business means they are bulletproof, or better, hacker proof? This first part of this PCI compliance article looks into, and explains the shortcoming of...
View ArticlePCI Compliance - The Good, The Bad, and The Insecure - Part 2
If Compliance is Not Enough, What Else is Needed to Secure Web Applications?As we have seen in part 1 of this article, PCI compliance is a good idea in abstract, however it should be viewed only as a...
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