Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner 5 released
Abuja, Nigeria - June 29, 2007 - Niche Konsult today announced that Acunetix Web
Vulnerability Scanner version 5 is now available. Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
5 stands out in a number of ways including a very extensive Payment Card Industry
Data Security Standard Compliance Reporting tool; the reporting tool is now a separate
application from the vulnerability scanner; new Web Services Scanner and Web
Services Editor and a Subdomain Scanner.
PCI Compliance is not a option, it is a necessity. It is now a global security standard
created to fight the rising incidences of unauthorised access to and compromise
of consumer data.
By running Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner version 5 agaisnt your website, you
will ascertain the state of your website against the following PCI DSS requirements:
Requirement 2.2.4 - Remove all unnecessary functionality
Requirement 2.3 - Encrypt all non-console administrative access
Requirement 4 - Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks
Requirment 6 - Develop and maintain secure systems and applications
Requirement 6.5.1 - Unvalidated Input
Requirement 6.5.2 - Broken Access Control
Requirement 6.5.3 - Broken Authentication and Session Management
Requirement 6.5.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Flaws
Requirement 6.5.6 - Injection Flaws
Requirement 6.5.7 - Improper Error Handling
Requirement 6.5.8 - Insecure Storage
Requirement 6.5.9 - Denial of Service
Requirement 6.5.10 - Insecure Configuration Management
To find our more about Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance,
please read the
PCI DSS Compliance Guide.
About Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner ensures website security by automatically checking
for SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other vulnerabilities. It checks password
strength on authentication pages and automatically audits shopping carts, forms,
dynamic content and other web applications. Acunetix also crawls and analyzes websites
including flash content, SOAP and AJAX. As the scan is being completed, the software
produced detailed reports that pinpoint where vulnerabilities exist.
About Acunetix
Acunetix was founded to combat the alarming rise in web attacks. Its flagship product,
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, is the result of several years of development
by a team of highly experienced security developers. Acunetix is a privatelt held
company with headquarters based in Europe (Malta), a US office in Seattle, Washington
and an office in London, UK. For more information about Acunetix, visit:
http://www.acunetix.com
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
About Niche Konsult
Niche Konsult is an information technology security firm with expertise in content,
messaging, network and web application security. Niche Konsult provides software
and solutions that help individuals, small and medium size businesses, large companies
and governments optimize and secure their information technology infrastructure.
For more information, please visit http://www.nichekonsult.com.
Contact/Enquiries about this news item, please contact us on 234 9 5240555, 805 547 7646, 805 532 6477, 802 760 4957.
or email info@nichekonsult.com.
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
