web application security
Guard your website against malicious activity with WebsiteDefender
Acunetix released WebsiteDefender, an online security monitoring service which helps you secure websites against malware and hacker activity. Google’s security blog …
Web Application Security, A Beginner’s Guide
Web Application Security, A Beginner’s Guide imparts the hard-learned lessons and experiences of top security professionals, and provides know-how that can otherwise …
Juniper Networks enhances its Mykonos Web Security software
Juniper Networks announced major platform enhancements to its Mykonos Web Security software. The new release provides 30 new features and enhancements that strengthen …
Kickstarter bug granted access to unlaunched projects
A bug in the private application programming interface (API) of Kickstarter, the popular crowd funding website for creative projects, has exposed details about 70,000 projects …
1,000+ WordPress sites compromised through automatic update feature
More than 1,000 WordPress blogs have been modified to redirect visitors to sites serving malware, affiliate and pay-per-click redirectors, and low quality PPC search result …
Top 10 business logic attack vectors
Application business logic flaws are unique to each custom application, potentially very damaging, and difficult to test. Attackers exploit business logic by using deductive …
Majority of web apps vulnerable to most frequent exploits
84 percent of web applications from public companies were deemed unacceptable when measured against the OWASP Top 10 most frequently exploited web application vulnerabilities, …
How to spot automated Web application attacks
Imperva released its April Hacker Intelligence Report Automation of Attacks, which analyzes how and why attacks on Web applications are automated. As much as 98 percent of …
Web application attack report from FireHost
Secure cloud hosting company, FireHost, has revealed details about type and origin of web attacks that it has blocked from causing harm to clients’ web applications and …
Google sent out notifications to owners of hacked sites
Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Web spam team, has announced on his Twitter account that the company has notified 20,000 Web site owners that their sites may have been …
SQL injection main database security concern among SMBs
GreenSQL surveyed more than six thousand GreenSQL SMB users – IT administrators, DBAs, data security professionals and consultants – about their most critical …
New Ice malware attacking Facebook users
Trusteer researchers have discovered a new configuration of the Ice IX malware that attacks Facebook users after they have logged in to their account and steals credit card …
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