by Cecilia Obas | Jan 6, 2019 | Internet Security, Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Security, Web Vulnerability Scanner
How does Caching work? All forms of Caching in computer science, whether it be CPU cache, HTTP Web Server cache, Database cache and so on, aims to speed up response times for whatever is requested. Doing so helps reduce load as much as possible on the component that...
by Cecilia Obas | Dec 18, 2018 | Cyber security, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Application Security, Web Security, Web Vulnerability Scanner
Acunetix version 12 (Windows build 12.0.181203110, Linux build 12.0.181204095) has been released. This new build includes updates to DeepScan and Login Sequence Recorder (LSR). It also introduces support for Swagger and Kerberos HTTP Authentication in the Windows...
by Cecilia Obas | Nov 25, 2018 | Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Application Security, Web Security, Web Vulnerability Scanner
There are literally hundreds of ways to secure & solidify a Nginx server after an attack. But, what does it REALLY need to be cleaned and secure? What are the essential changes you have to make to feel secure again? To answer that question, we’ll have to...
by Cecilia Obas | Nov 6, 2018 | Cyber security, Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Security, Web Vulnerability Scanner
Most of web application security vulnerabilities, leverage user input in ways that were not initially intended by their developer(s). Password Reset Poisoning is one such vulnerability, that leverages commonly unthought of headers, such as the Host header seen in an...
by Cecilia Obas | Oct 28, 2018 | Antivirus, Cyber security, Data Security, Home Network Security, Internet of Things, Internet Security, Mobile Security, Security, Social Media Security, Web Security
Who wouldn’t like their own private goldmine? You dig when you feel like it and occasionally pull out a sizable nugget. Fake Android apps are offering a similar deal. It’s not an exact parallel but the apps claim to mine for cryptocurrencies. It’s a strong hook for...
by Cecilia Obas | Oct 21, 2018 | Cyber security, Other Security Topics, Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Web Security, Web Vulnerability Scanner
Acunetix version 12 (build 12.0.180911134) has been released. This new build adds two new AcuMonitor checks, detection of Web Cache Poisoning, Apache Struts RCE, URL rewrite vulnerabilities and Drupal Core Open Redirect. This new build has a good number of updates and...
