Web Application Security
Under this topic, there is information about security of applications and web sites and about technologies that control, monitor, filter and secure web traffic.
Web Application Firewalls are enhanced firewall appliances that operate on data at layer 7 of the OSI reference model and protect Web servers from attacks. They act on browser and HTTP attacks that try to manipulate application behavior for malicious purposes, and look for ...
URL filtering technology helps organizations to prevent computer users from viewing inappropriate web sites or content, or to prevent access of known malware hosts. The filter checks the origin or content of a Web page against a set of rules provided by company or person ...
Secure Web Gateway (SWG) technology combines anti-malware, URL filtering, Web content filtering, bandwidth management, application control and caching capabilities in order to SECURE, MONITOR and CONTROL Web 2.0 traffic, whether it is encrypted or not. User Benefits Browsers ...
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Zscaler Releases Its Q1 State of the Web Report Summarizing Web Threats; Social Media in Enterprise Continues to Grow
Outdated Software Remains the Most Common Threat Vector Zscaler published a Q1 2012 report that provides insights into how users access the web, what they do on the web and details on enterprise policies and security threats. Some insights include how Facebook traffic continues to decline as a percent of total social transactions, while Twitter continues to increase; the most common reason for being exposed to malware is outdated software; and Zulu, a free service that provides real-time threat scoring of websites, finds malware in 9.55% of the sites submitted ...
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Imperva Deconstructs Local and Remote File Inclusion Attack Vectors
Latest report from Hacker Intelligence Initiative provides detailed overview of widely used but lesser known Internet threat Redwood Shores, Calif., April 2, 2012 -Imperva (NYSE: IMPV), a pioneer and leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, today released its latest Hacker Intelligence Initiative report exploring how Local and Remote File Inclusion (RFI/LFI) attacks enable hackers to execute malicious code and steal data through the manipulation of a company's web server. RFI/LFI attacks made ...
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Websense #1 in Web Security Fourth Year in a Row
Leading market research firm recognizes Websense appliances and software; lauds superior web security intelligence and threat/data loss defenses SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth year in a row, IDC has placed content security provider Websense(NASDAQ: WBSN) at the top of the IDC Worldwide Web Security 2011 – 2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares report. "Websense foresaw that web security, email security, and data loss prevention are inextricably linked. And the integrated Websense® TRITON™ technology was built to address ...
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Imperva Redefines Web Application Security with Powerful Fraud Prevention and Bot Protection
Helps businesses stop malware-driven fraud, block bots and automated attacks and control access by geographic location Redwood Shores, CA - November 1, 2011 - Imperva, a pioneer and a leader of a new category of data security solutions for high-value business data in the data center, announced today the availability of SecureSphere 9.0 and introduced ThreatRadar Fraud Prevention Services. With ThreatRadar Fraud Prevention, Imperva has defined a new Web security architecture that not only encompasses Web applications, Web server infrastructure and application ...
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2012 Cyber Security Predictions from the Websense Security Labs
Websense predicts cybercriminals will use cyber-antics during the U.S. presidential election and will turn cell phones into ATMs SAN DIEGO, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With all of the crazy 2011 security breaches, exploits and notorious hacks, what can we expect for 2012? We asked the top researchers of the Websense Security Labs™ to take a few minutes and provide their top predictions for the coming year. Last year's Websense Security Labs predictions were very accurate, so these predictions should provide very useful guidance for security professionals. ...
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