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16 Apr 2012Basic features of WebInspect – the kind of stuff great scanners are made of
Wondering what helps minimize the pain, stress and time required to run effective Web vulnerability scans? It's the things you can see in the toolbar of HP's WebInspect: Start/Resume, Pause - because you're going to need to pause and resume your scans at some point.Rescan - because you're going to want to re-run the scan again or re-test for the flaws uncovered previously.Compare - because you're going to have a ...
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17 Dec 2011
WebInspect: How SQL injection testing *should* be done
SQL injection is arguably the grandest of all security vulnerabilities. It can be exploited anonymously over the Internet to gain full access to sensitive information - and no one will ever know it occurred. Yet time and again it's either: overlooked by people who don't test all of their critical systems from every possible angle overlooked by people who haven't learned how to properly use their Web vulnerability scanners overlooked ...
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28 Mar 2011
A quick review of WebInspect 9 shows HP’s still got it
It's been a long time coming but it's finally here: HP's WebInspect version 9. I've been using WebInspect for nearly 10 years now and I believe this new version of WebInspect is one of the most significant upgrades they've put out. They've essentially taken what was already one of the best Web vulnerability scanners and have made it better, especially when it comes to workflow and streamlined usability.A few things ...
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07 Sep 2010
The key to accurate and insightful Web security scans
You've likely found that Web vulnerability scanners aren't just point-and-click. Maybe so for relatively simplistic marketing websites but not for complex applications. In fact, one of the greatest ways to get a grand false sense of security is to turn a Web vulnerability scanner loose on your site/application and assume everything of consequence has been discovered and audited.The thing is we're now seeing an entirely new set of Web applications ...
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