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A screen shot of Trustwave’s promotional video for PenTest Manager (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT solutions provider Trustwave ( www.trustwave.com ) announced on Wednesday it has released its new PenTest Manager ( www.trustwave.com/pentest-manager.php ) online portal. PenTest Manager lets enterprise customers manage all forms of penetration tests in real-time, and view live detailed test results and recommendations.
A screenshot from the blog of Plenty of Fish CEO Markus Frind (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A very strange story emerging over the last few days has one of the Internet’s largest dating sites racing to patch vulnerabilities following an attack, while the alleged perpetrator of the hack attempts to refute claims of extortion. According to reports released this week, Plenty of Fish, one of the largest dating sites on the web, was hacked last week, as revealed by a blog post made by the site’s creator and CEO, Markus Frind
A screenshot from the blog of Plenty of Fish CEO Markus Frind (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A very strange story emerging over the last few days has one of the Internet’s largest dating sites racing to patch vulnerabilities following an attack, while the alleged perpetrator of the hack attempts to refute claims of extortion. According to reports released this week, Plenty of Fish, one of the largest dating sites on the web, was hacked last week, as revealed by a blog post made by the site’s creator and CEO, Markus Frind. A Globe and Mail report says Frind claims the attack was made by Argentinian hacker Chris Russo, who claimed responsibility for the attack on bit torrent tracking site The Pirate Bay last year.
Site Scanner detects XSS vulnerabilities to proactively defend websites from hackers. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Given the all too crippling experience of having one’s site hacked, Web host and domain registrar Go Daddy ( www.godaddy.com ) has launched Site Scanner , a proactive defense mechanism designed to shield sites from hackers and malware. According to Go Daddy’s Tuesday announcement, the product is designed to help website owners stay on top of their website’s security, with a daily scan, a threat-assessment scorecard and an email summary
Trusteer has found that more than a week after the release of a critical Java security patch, more than 68 percent of Internet users remain at risk from attacks that exploit these vulnerabilities. This image from a Trusteer video shows such an intruder
Trusteer has found that more than a week after the release of a critical Java security patch, more than 68 percent of Internet users remain at risk from attacks that exploit these vulnerabilities. This image from a Trusteer video shows such an intruder. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — More than a week after Oracle released a critical security patch for Java , more than 68 percent of Internet users are still at risk from attacks that exploit these vulnerabilities, according to secure browsing services provider Trusteer ( www.trusteer.com )
