Latest Web Application Security Stories

Online Retailers Lead all Verticals in Securing Sites SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website security solutions, today released the sixth installment of the WhiteHat Website Security Statistics Report, providing a unique high-level perspective on the leading Web application security issues across industries such as retail, financial services, technology and healthcare, based on real-world websites. WhiteHat has published the report...

Acunetix (www.acunetix.com), a pioneer on web application security scanning technology, has announced the release of the cutting edge AcuSensor Technology with the launch of version 6.0 of Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, taking web application scanning to a new level. Acunetix is the first and only Web Vulnerability Scanner to implement this innovative technology. AcuSensor Technology, a brainchild of Acunetix' development team, consists of sensors that are strategically placed inside...

Privacyware, a provider of security data analytics software, has partnered with PC Stars, a distributor of enterprise software and services to deliver web application security to China corporate market. Under the partnership, PC Stars will distribute Privacyware's full line of security software offerings but will initially feature Privacyware's IIS Web Application Firewall and Host Intrusion Prevention solution, ThreatSentry, to address the global rise in SQL Injection, cross-site scripting...

Cenzic Inc., the leading provider of application security vulnerability assessment and risk management solutions, today released its report revealing the most prominent types of vulnerabilities for the second quarter of 2008. In the wake of sophisticated threats, such as the recent attacks on the Republic of Georgia's government Web sites, it is apparent that cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare are now a relevant threat to homeland security. "The United States is one of the most Internet-reliant...