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New Whitepaper Released – Security Scanning Tools Overview

HackerTarget.com has now performed well over 10’000 free vulnerability scans, we now have a tool box of 6 different scanning options and each provides a different type of security test. Analysis of our scan history shows many of our users do not fully understand the role of each different tool. So we have released a [...]

Uservoice – Make a suggestion

Would you like to suggest improvements to the HackerTarget.com scanning suite or services? We have setup an an account at the new uservoice.com site. Head on over and let us know your ideas, add your votes to the ones you like.

Nmap 5.00 added to HackerTarget.com Scanning Suite

Hot off the forges of Fyodor comes the latest release of the worlds leading port scanner. Nmap 5.00 has been released, and we have immediately implemented it here at HackerTarget.com. Keep an eye out as we explore some of the new features, we will be sure to implement them here, keeping HackerTarget.com the number one [...]

SSH failed logins for past month

This graph shows the failed logins into one of our servers for the past month. As you can see they get hammered – just like most servers on the Internet. I will look at doing some more with the stats to get more of a trend over time, perhaps full automating and building some graphical [...]

SQLmap added to our free sql injection service

HackerTarget.com are happy to announce a new addition to our free vulnerability scanning services. Sqlmap has recently been released in version 7.0RC1, this is one of the most powerful sql injection tools available with a wide array of functions for sql injection detection and exploitation. We have added it to our basic sql injection tool [...]

Security Scanned Badge from HackerTarget.com

The new Security Scanned Badge from HackerTarget.com is a badge that can be placed on the website of users of our services. This badge is a clear statement to the customer or client that the website in question takes its security seriously. There is no ongoing costs associated with the use of the badge it [...]

HackerTarget.com Updates

A quick note to tell about our latest updates. A few days ago we released a new whitepaper outlining the advantages of using vulnerability scanning solutions that are based in the “Cloud”. What is the cloud? It is the internet, but it is more – it is a utility based computing service that is just [...]

Security from the Cloud – Whitepaper

A new release from HackerTarget.com a whitepaper “Security from the Cloud” focusing on the reasons why vulnerability scanning out of the cloud makes so much sense. Check it out. This white paper describes advantages of using a remote Vulnerability Scanning Service that is contained within the  “Cloud”. A service that is available from anywhere by [...]

Press Release – New Free Scan Options Launched

HackerTarget.com, the world leader in online open source vulnerability analysis has launched a new online service aimed at webmasters and web hosting companies that utilizes some the worlds best vulnerability analysis tools. Recently legislation in Germany and proposed legislation in the United Kingdom has been highlighted by HackerTarget.com as detrimental to online security. The laws [...]