web application security
Dropbox introduces 2-factor authentication
Early this month, popular file hosting service Dropbox confirmed an internal breach the resulted in its European users receiving spam advertising gambling websites, and …
The Tangled Web: A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications
We all use the Internet to some extent and browsers to surf through it. With security vulnerabilities affecting them and the technologies that allow them to function popping …
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 fixes security issues
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project released version 2.4.3 of the Apache HTTP Server. This version of Apache is the 3rd GA release of the new …
Reuters hacked again
Reuters’ blogging platform has been hacked for the second time in two weeks, and this time false news that Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal …
Web apps experience 2,700+ attacks per year
The median annual attack incidents on the 50 Web applications observed was 274 times a year, with one target experiencing more than 2,700 attack incidents. According to a new …
Alert Logic launches SaaS web application firewall
Alert Logic announced the availability of Alert Logic Web Security Manager with ActiveWatch to protect web applications against threats and attacks. The solution combines WAF …
Reuters’ blogging platform and Twitter hacked
It has been a tough end of the week for international news agency Reuters, as it first had its blogging platform hijacked on Friday by still unknown attackers, then its …
Scientists develop tool for improving app security
A team led by Harvard computer scientists, including two undergraduate students, has developed a new tool that could lead to increased security and enhanced performance for …
Sharp rise in SQL injections
FireHost revealed the latest statistical analysis of attacks successfully blocked by its servers. During the period of April to June 2012, web applications, databases and …
Streamline security, compliance and risk management
Through the introduction of DbProtect Active Analytics, AppSecInc narrows the communications gap between DBAs, IT security professionals and their business operations …
SaaS web application security scanning from NT OBJECTives
NT OBJECTives announced NTOSpider On-Demand, a cloud-based service enables organizations to scan thousands of applications while controlling scanning costs and optimizing …
Securing apps and avoiding an explosive breach
Recent research from Veracode shows that 84 percent of web applications from American public companies are at risk of being hacked, despite more stringent compliance …
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