WebsiteDefender Security Check: Verifying Your Account Credentials Ensures Website Security
February 29, 2012 - 4:34 pm | No CommentWebsite security is like physical security. From barricades and building surveillance in the physical realm to software updates and audit logging in the digital world, there are tons of variables involved. Either way, one oversight – one slip-up – can be costly. For website security, there’s hardly any area that’s more impactful than user account [...]
The WebsiteDefender Multi-Site Edition Approaching Official Release
February 22, 2012 - 5:07 pm | No CommentThe next stage in the evolution of Acunetix’s WebsiteDefender has arrived highlighting significant improvements in the calibre and efficiency of its service as it comes towards the end of its beta stage. The Multi-Site Edition of WebsiteDefender is now ready for the official release and available for purchase as of today!
The Odds of Web Malware Infections and Your Choice in that Matter
February 17, 2012 - 3:28 pm | No CommentThe Verizon 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report states that the Web is the second most common infection vector for malware. The recent lilupophilupop.com SQL injection attacks infecting over a million web pages is a good example of what can happen. According to Google’s Four Years of Web Malware report, a lot of this malware is [...]
Online Security Considerations when Traveling
February 8, 2012 - 4:35 pm | 4 CommentsWhenever my friends or family members tell me they’ll be travelling abroad, I always like to remind them not to overlook online security when it comes to their website or blog, especially if accessing their accounts from an unknown computer. No doubt, most travelers will, at some point in their journeys, use email, manage their websites [...]
Web Passwords are Often the Weakest Link
February 1, 2012 - 4:01 pm | No CommentOf the highly-visible hacks and data breaches over the past year, a large number of them were related to criminal hackers cracking weak Web passwords. This is arguably the most common Web flaw and something that anyone can exploit at any time. The bad guys don’t want you know this, but “mad hacker skillz”are not [...]