Every year, Acunetix brings you an analysis of the most common web security vulnerabilities and network perimeter vulnerabilities. Ourannual Web Application Vulnerability Report(now part of the Invicti AppSec Indicator) is based on real data taken from Acunetix Online. We randomly s...
Know your vulnerabilities - get the facts about your security risk and at no cost. Top 20 Most Common Types of Cybersecurity Attacks 1. DoS and DDoS attacks Adenial-of-service (DoS) attackis designed to overwhelm the resources of a system to the point where it is unable to reply to leg...
Over 30,000 multinational firms trust and utilize Nessus, a well-known security tool, to find vulnerabilities in networks and websites. Due to its six sigma standard, Nessus reports the lowest number of false positives per million scans (0.32 faults). Nessus is able to spot vulnerabilities, in...
Enter the modern phishing landscape. While phishing attacks may seem like a minor threat compared to other attack vectors (like web application vulnerabilities and other attacks against Internet-facing systems), in fact,93% of organizations cite phishingas a major threat to their organizational securi...
Since drive-by attacks take advantage of latent security vulnerabilities in apps, browsers, and operating systems, it's important to keep your environment up to date. Limiting the number of web plug-ins and applications you install also reduces your attack surface. ...
Regular security testing and vulnerability assessments can also help identify and mitigate XSS vulnerabilities in web applications. Zero-Day Exploits If you read or hear about a zero-day exploit, it means that the vendor or developer is not aware of it. It remains unknown to them until communica...
"The advisory [...] puts the power in every organisation's hands to fix the most common vulnerabilities, such as unpatched VPN gateway devices," NCSC Director for Operations, Paul Chichester,said, urging the need to prioritize patching to minimize the risk of being exploited by malicious actors...
Security vulnerabilities concern you if you own a website powered by WordPress. We’ll outline the most common WordPress security vulnerabilities in this section. We also give you steps you can take to shield and secure your site. Brute Force Attacks ...
These vulnerabilities, not previously identified by developers, allow attackers to launch sudden and unexpected attacks on users. Unlike known vulnerabilities that are addressed through security updates, zero-day vulnerabilities are discovered by attackers before developers can patch them. As a result, ...
Security awareness training creates a culture of security and helps users understand how they are both the first line of defense and often the first target for hackers.3. Have a Vulnerability Management Program In 2023, there were over 29,000 vulnerabilities recorded, and over half of them were...