For all you wordpress lovers we have added wpscan to our existing WordPress Security Scan. WPScan is a handy wordpress focused vulnerability scanner developed by Ryan Dewhurst (ethicalhack3r.co.uk). The scan uses techniques that include brute forcing the plugins directory of a wordpress installation to find installed plugins. This is an accurate way to find plugins [...]
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Joomscan added to the online Joomla Security Scan
Our Joomla Security Scanner tool has been extended with the Joomscan security testing tool. Joomscan is a tool that tests a Joomla installation for known vulnerable plugins and core security configuration mistakes. Detection of these vulnerabilities will allow a web site owner to get the plugins update or fixed before they get attacked. Joomla is [...]
Monitor Internet facing systems with regular port scanning
How do you know if something changes on your external services? We have launched our new monitoring tool; use it to alert you to changes that occur on your network perimeter or Internet facing servers. Systems administrators and security teams should be aware of what services are available from the Internet. With regular monitoring you [...]
Security Scan Restrictions and Updates
After performing over a quarter of a million free security scans, HackerTarget.com has decided to remove access to some of the free security scanning options. This will be a disappointment for some users but in the long run it will mean added functionality and improvements to our overall service. The primary reason for the change [...]
IPv6 added to online port scanner
Our online nmap port scanner is now IPv6 capable. Nmap has had the ability to scan IPv6 ip addresses for some time now and recently Linode also added IPv6 to its VPS offerings. These additions mean we can now provide on-line port scanning of both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses or Host names that have an [...]
Ubuntu and AntiVirus
Does Ubuntu need anti-virus? This is a question posed by many of the legions of new users who try out Ubuntu Linux everyday. New users dive into Linux booting up the massively popular Ubuntu Linux. Now for a quick background check; Ubuntu is stable, easy to use and a rock solid desktop. I have been [...]
SQL Injection Recap
During the Christmas break the Internet Storm Center had good coverage on the latest MSSQL based sql injection worm that appears to have infected over 1 million Microsoft based web pages. Recall back in November last year when we published a history of sql injection attacks, and followed that up with a sql injection tutorial. [...]
Security Testing WordPress
A couple of wordpress security assessment tools have popped up over the past couple of months, this has to be a good thing with the number of WordPress installations sky-rocketing. First of course there is the HackerTarget.com scan, externally facing and coming in at a fairly high level. The system downloads some of your pages, [...]
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Port scanning is one of the most common reconnaissance techniques used by testers to discover the vulnerabilities in the services listening at well-known ports.
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