web application security

Qualys announced a new release of QualysGuard Web Application Scanning (WAS) 2.1 that integrates with Selenium to help companies further automate scanning of web applications …

The best defense against web application vulnerabilities and threats is to professionally train Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and to incorporate Dynamic Application …

A weakness and a vulnerability have been reported in Joomla!, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and conduct cross-site …

Wepawet is a framework for the analysis of web-based threats. It uses a composition of tools and techniques to execute, trace, analyze, and characterize the activity of code …

RSA SecurID can now be integrated with the Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0). This integration can enable organizations to provide secure user …

The use of web applications has soared recently, due to the significant value they can add to enterprises by providing innovative ways to interact with customers. However, so …

David Hoelzer is the Director of Research, Enclave Forensics and a SANS Trainer. In this interview he discusses web application testing, offers advice for those on the hunt …

Core Security announced Core WebVerify Web application security software that provides organizations with actionable intelligence and analysis on indisputably critical …

RandomStorm’s WPScan, the free WordPress security scanner, has been added to the latest version of BackTrack. BackTrack is an open source operating system that provides …

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pligg CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, according to Secunia. 1. Input …

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in phpMyAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks, according to Secunia. 1. Certain …

A weakness has been reported in the Author Pane module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, according to Secunia. …