Defence in depth for web applications is something that not many companies apply even though the model itself is nothing new. Defence in depth refers to applying security controls across multiple layers, typically Data, Application, Host, Internal Network, Perimeter, Physical + Policies/Procedures/Awareness. Defence in depth is a principle of adding security in layers in order […]
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WATOBO – The Web Application Security Auditing Toolbox
WATOBO – The Web Application Security Auditing Toolbox – is intended to enable security professionals to perform highly efficient (semi-automated ) web application security audits. It is capable of passive as well as active scanning and this latest is its real value added. It enables to automatize the discovery of common vulnerabilities (XSS, LFI, SQL […]
Shadow Daemon – Web Application Firewall
Shadow Daemon is a collection of tools to detect, protocol and prevent attacks on web applications. Technically speaking, Shadow Daemon is a web application firewall that intercepts requests and filters out malicious parameters. It is a modular system that separates web application, analysis and interface to increase security, flexibility and expandability. Shadow Daemon is easy […]
OWASP Zed Attack Proxy – Integrated Penetration Testing Tool
The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications. It is designed to be used by people with a wide range of security experience and as such is ideal for developers and functional testers who are new to penetration testing as well as […]
Wapiti – Web Application Vulnerability Scanner v2.3.0
Wapiti is a web application vulnerability scanner, it allows you to audit the security of your web applications. It performs “black-box” scans, i.e. it does not study the source code of the application but will scans the web pages of the deployed web application, looking for scripts and forms where it can inject data. Once […]