WordPress 5.4 “Adderley” Released
WordPress 5.4 “Adderley” was released to the public on March 31, 2020. Check WordPress 5.4 announcement blogpost for more information on this release.
WP GDPR Compliance WordPress Plug-in Exploited
A WordPress plug-in known as the WP GDPR Compliance plug-in contains a dangerous privilege escalation vulnerability that attackers have been actively exploiting to compromise websites.
OWASP Mutillidae II
OWASP Mutillidae II is a free, open source, deliberately vulnerable web-application providing a target for web-security enthusiast.
OWASP Top 10 Application Security Risks
The OWASP Top 10 focuses on identifying the most serious risks for a broad array of organizations. For each of these risks, we provide generic information about likelihood and technical impact using the following simple ratings scheme, which is based on the OWASP Risk Rating Methodology.
Web Applications and the Need to Test Them
What make using web applications so desirable to many organizations is that it lightens the developer of the responsibility of building a client for a specific type of computer or a specific operating system.
WebGoat 8: An intentionally Insecure Web Application for WebApp Testing
As an instructor, from time to time to teach a concept, I need to perform an actual test to get my point across to the students. Testing or hacking a live site may have some repercussions that I rather not have to deal with, so using an insecure application locally works great for me. I […]
WordPress 4.5.2 Security Release
WordPress 4.5.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately.
Code Theft: Protecting IP At The Source
An interesting article from DarkReading titled "Code Theft: Protecting IP At The Source" by Anna Chiang. Your corporate assets are at risk and every day that you avoid taking action shortens the time until your IP will be leaked. Here are six steps toward better data security. The security world is awash with various malware-centric cyber […]
Online Security: How The Experts Keep Safe
An interning article titled "Online Security: How The Experts Keep Safe" from information week by Thomas Claburn. In the 1976 thriller Marathon Man, Nazi war criminal Dr. Christian Szell tortures runner "Babe" Levy to find out whether it's safe for him to retrieve diamonds stored in a bank deposit box. "Is it safe?" Szell asks repeatedly. Levy, […]
Did Firefox listen to Facebook and just kill Flash? (No, but there's another patch!)
Did Firefox listen to Facebook and just kill Flash?