Web Security

Source: developers.slashdot.org --- 21 days ago
CWmike writes "Google has released for free one of its internal tools used for testing the Security of Web-based applications. Ratproxy, released under an Apache 2.0 software license, looks for a variety of coding problems in Web applications. A 2006 survey by the Web Application Security Consortium found that 85.57 percent of 31,373 sites were vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks, 26.38 percent were vulnerable to SQL injection and 15.70 percent had other faults that could lead to data loss." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...

Source: www.canada.com --- 19 hours ago
Security experts are urging Internet server administrators to act quickly to head off what they are calling the "single largest threat to Internet Security." ...

Source: www.globes.co.il --- 21 days ago
ForeScout develops regulatory compliance solutions or regulations including Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley. ...

Source: www.eweek.com --- 10 days ago
In a new report, Web Security vendor Finjan takes a look at how hackers organize their operations. The report finds that the hacker community is evolving around a mafia-like structure. · Call it a cybercrime family. In its trends report for Q2 2008, researchers at Finjan got inside the underground hacker economy and found that as threats have grown more sophisticated, so have the organizations pumping them out. Individual hackers... ...

Source: www.entrepreneur.com --- 13 days ago
Smaller companies are taking the brunt of spam, phishing and spyware activities. We've got tips to keep you safe. ...

Source: news.zdnet.co.uk --- 12 days ago
The company is making an effort to raise its Security profile with open-source tools such as Ratproxy ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 hour ago
Personal Computer World Jul 25 2008 6:30PM GMT ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com --- 3 days ago
People planning for retirement got a new tool this week - a fast and easy online estimator for their Social Security benefits. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 3 days ago
Sophos Anti Virus Jul 21 2008 9:41PM GMT ...

Source: www.silicon.com --- 11 days ago
Ratproxy to unearth 'complex' flaws ...

Source: www.derkeiler.com --- 23 days ago
Summary: Get your Security news from a reliable source. ... Ratproxy - Passive Web Application Security Assessment Tool ... In the default operating mode, ... Compared to active scanners or fully manual ... ...

Source: forums.ceruleanstudios.com --- 4 days ago
Hey all, Just thought I'd add my two cents here. Currently I know a lot of people are having trouble accessing the Web interface, just thought I'd... ...

Source: www.computerweekly.com --- 23 days ago
Barclays has become the first UK bank to offer all its two million online banking customers a complete and free internet Security package. It is offering... ...

Source: www.pcadvisor.co.uk --- 21 days ago
Ratproxy tests Security of Web-based apps Google has made Ratproxy, a tool used for testing the Security of Web-based applications, available for free. ...

Source: www.securiteam.com --- 23 days ago
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Source: www.net-security.org --- 23 days ago
Group of researchers from three organizations including Google, IBM ISS and CSG ETH Zurich just published a paper titled: "Understanding the Web browser threat: Examination of vulnerable online Web br... ...

Source: www.net-security.org --- 3 days ago
Sam Masiello oversees the MX Logic Threat Operations Center. Masiello has more than 18 years of email systems and IT management experience, including nearly 10 years network and Security systems manag... ...

Source: whatis.techtarget.com --- 22 days ago
Software Security should be integrated into the software development lifecycle at every phase. While the PCI DSS doesn't account for all of this, here are some tips to get you started on a holistic approach toward Security. ...

Source: www.fiercemobilecontent.com --- 22 days ago
Japanese mobile content providers agreed to institute a series of safeguards to protect young consumers after authorities ignored details of a mass-murder plot posted to the mobile Web. Content providers this week agreed to a list of 22 criteria that would allow brands to label their mobile websites suitable for minors--sites wishing to adopt the seal of approval must closely monitor user posts and report suspicious messages to authorities. The knee-jerk reaction follows a recent spate of bad publicity across Japan as a segment of users have turned to the mobile Web to arrange group suicides or announce their plans to commit crimes--last month, 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato killed seven people and injured 10 others by swerving his truck into a crowded pedestrian area and then stabbing random passers-by, a tragedy he foreshadowed in a series of Web messages. Authorities were roundly criticized for failing to spot Kato's warnings, with the Japanese government agreeing to research new technologies designed to filter similar Web messages. For more on Japan's mobile Web crackdown: - read this AFP article ...

Source: www.ebizq.net --- 4 days ago
Sophos, the private vendor in the secure content and threat management market, today announced new key features to its managed WS1000 Web Security appliance that significantly improve IT's ability to keep pace with evasive end-user tools, ... ...