HTTP Headers are a great booster for web security with easy implementation. Proper HTTP headers can prevent security vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting, Click-jacking, Packet sniffing and, information disclosure.
SmartScanner version 1.9 was released with 22 new tests for Joomla!® and test counts are going to go up!
Make these mistakes and hackers will attack your web application using Cross Site Scripting, SQL Injection, Path Traversal, and other attacks to take over your website.
SmartScanner version 1.8 was released with new SQL Injection tests for WordPress and improved weak password testing.
Windows HTTP Stack vulnerability test and more passive tests in the new version of SmartScanner.
Sometimes information gathering is enough for a hacker to break into a system. Information gathering also known as *footprinting* or *reconnaissance* is the first step of security testing of any target which is used by both hackers and security professionals.
SmartScanner version 1.6.0 is now smarter with new features! Some new features are testing the ShellShock bug, fuzzing parameter names, finding application errors, and more.
In the movies, hacking is like fast keyboard typing and hitting the Enter but in the real world, hackers find and exploit vulnerabilities to hack websites.
As of SmartScanner version 1.4 you can test your Joomla! or Drupal website for known security vulnerabilities.
A passive vulnerability scan is a type of security scan in which the scanner sends no unusual requests to the server. It behaves like a normal visitor browsing the website and observing publicly exposed information.
