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Top 5 Website Vulnerability Scanning Tools [New Listing 2018] -CyberLuC This is why security testing of web applications is very important because In the past, many popular websites have been hacked. Hackers are now active and always try to hack websites and leak data.   And here comes the role of web application security scanners. Web Application Security Scanner is a software program which performs automatic black box testing on a web application and identifies security vulnerabilities. Scanners do not access the source code, they only perform functional testing and try to find security vulnerabilities. The moment our world went online and enterprises started conducting their businesses using websites, they became the primary targets for hackers. The situation worsened with the  emergence of Content Management System(s) (CMS)  – like WordPress, Joomla, Drupal etc., – which while offering an easy way to build (as well as customize) websites, left...

2018’s Most Dangero us Cyber Threats The year 2017 witnessed some of the biggest cyber attacks of all times. This includes WannaCry Cyber Attack propelled by North Korea targeting more than 250,000 computers worldwide, NotPetya cyber attack on companies operating in Ukraine & Russia and the much-publicized Equifax data breach which even led to the resignation of the CEO after data of more than 143 million US Citizens was found to be compromised. And according to Gartner, Information security spending is said to reach $86.4 billion by the end of 2017 and will probably cross the $110 billion mark by the end of next year. 2018 is a new year, and with it come newer, more advanced cyber threats. A growing set of efforts against individuals, businesses, and international security, cyber-attacks threaten systems and devices that people use every day, from smartphones to the websites you check before bed every night, to your work computer. Cyber threats have a variety of aim...

5 Best WordPress Security Plugins in 2018 WordPress Security is an increasingly large concern due to its crazy popularity and open source nature. It is driven by one of the most robust design communities online today. It’s popularity makes it super powerful. It also makes it susceptible to ongoing security issues. If you use WordPress, try one of these five plugins to keep your site locked down. WordPress might be the best CMS around but it’s not perfect. If you are using WordPress and have a laid back approach regarding security, then you are walking on thin ice. A website on WordPress is, surprisingly, easily compromised. There are many loopholes that hackers are well aware of and, believe me, they do not waste a good opportunity to screw your website to the core. Top 5 Most Popular and Best Cyber Forensics Tools If you’ve ever started a blog or have a website of any kind, you’ve probably heard of WordPress. If you haven’t, WordPress is one of the most popular open...

Top 5 Most Popular and Best Cyber Forensics Tools The art of Cyber forensic investigation is quite complex and requires rigorous precision in following every investigative step from Acquisition to Analysis & Reporting. Experts now face the need for dependable tools that help them to do so, from the beginning. Every investigation requires usage of multiple tools, dependence on a sole tool causes the investigation to lose its flexibility and makes it prone towards ambiguity.   Cyber forensic: As the title says, it is collecting evidence for investigation after an unwanted activity has occurred. Cyber/Computer Forensics is a department that comes under Digital Forensic Science for improving cyber security Here are top 5 cyber forensic tools preferred by specialists and investigators around the world. So what are the tools used by these professionals? Here’s a list of top 5 tools  used with a brief description and key features. #1)Pro Disc...