Application security

Wordfence: Security Plugin for WordPress

Wordfence: Security Plugin for WordPress

Wordfence is a free security plugin for WordPress. Security "plugins" for Wordpress are often highly criticized as many may give a false sense of security or

Wfuzz and WebSlayer

Wfuzz and WebSlayer

1. Introduction WfFuzz is a web application bruteforcer that can be considered an alternative to Burp Intruder as they both have some common features. With b

Inside Android Applications

Inside Android Applications

By the end of 2012, the number of Smartphone shipments around the world will explode to nearly 668 million units, and the Android operating system will have

Free Web Application Scanners, Part 2

Free Web Application Scanners, Part 2

In the first part of this article, we have seen the need for free web application scanners and also we have looked into a few tools which are available in th

Filter evasion: Part 2

For part 1 of this series, please click here. Methods for bypassing a filter There is a number of different attack strings that can be used to bypass a

Filter Evasion: Part 1

1. Introduction First we must talk about vulnerabilities. We know that vulnerabilities that are present in any kind of software can be exploited by acceptin

Penetration Testing with the Joomla Security Scanner

Penetration Testing with the Joomla Security Scanner

Joomla Security Scanner Joomla Security Scanner Detects file inclusion, sql injection, command execution vulnerabilities of a target Joomla Websites. It wil

IronWASP Part 1

IronWASP Part 1

IronWASP stands for Iron Web application Advanced Security testing Platform, and was developed by Mr.Lavakumar Kuppan. It is an open source system and is mai

Drupal Security Notes

Drupal Security Notes

Drupal is one of the most popular free and open source web application frameworks. Drupal is almost infinitely extensible through not only various theme poss

Free Web Application Scanners, Part 1

Free Web Application Scanners, Part 1

With the rapid increase in technology usage, every company is desperate to provide their services over the Internet. They believe that by offering their serv