Acunetix Web Site Security Centre Exposes Web Site Hacking
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New information center offers advice on how to prevent SQL injection,
Cross Site scripting, Google hacking and other web application
attacks
London, UK - April 19, 2006 - Acunetix has launched the Acunetix Web
Site Security Center, a comprehensive web site security information
center that educates visitors on the latest and most threatening web
application hacking techniques. The new information center is hosted
at www.acunetix.com/websitesecurity/ and is frequently updated
with current information concerning new hacking techniques.
Web site security is possibly today's most overlooked aspect of
securing the enterprise. Hackers are concentrating their efforts on
web sites: 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms,
login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down
servers are futile against web application hacking!
Common web hacking techniques, such as SQL injection, cross site
scripting, authentication hacking, CRLF injection, Google hacking and
directory traversal are discussed in great detail in the Web Site
Security Center, with information on how they work, how to find the
vulnerabilities, and how to fix vulnerabilities so that valuable
enterprise data and applications are no longer at risk.
"We are still at a stage where many large enterprise organizations do
not yet fully understand how vulnerable they may be to web hacking
attempts," noted Nick Galea, CEO of Acunetix. "As they learn more
about web attacks, they tend to recognize what's at risk and they
start taking the necessary precautions."
"In addition to increasing their understanding of web vulnerabilities,
the most important thing enterprises can do to secure their data is
to use web site vulnerability scanning software, and to scan
applications every time there is a code change." adds Galea.
About Acunetix
Acunetix was founded to combat the alarming rise in web attacks. Its
flagship product, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, automatically
scans a website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site
scripting, Google hacking & other web attacks. Acunetix is a
privately held company with headquarters based in Europe (Malta) and
offices in the US and the UK. For more information about Acunetix
visit: www.acunetix.com
For more information:
Please email Tamara Borg: tamara@acunetix.com
Acunetix Ltd: Tel: (+44) 0845 6126712; Fax: (+44) 0845 6126716.
URL: www.acunetix.com
