“XSS” is an acronym you hear often in the field of information security as it’s a common attack found in web applications affecting both the client and the server. And while acronyms can fool you [...]

Political parties and figures, international banks, and big hosting corporations were not the only ones subject to cyber attacks this past year. Hackers also set their eyes on the gaming and [...]

Zero-day attack, as cool as it may sound, is one of the most harmful web attacks because it is invisible. It consists of exploiting a vulnerability of a software that its developers aren’t aware [...]

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a programming language used to create and maintain databases. Its easy syntax and cheap implementation make it one of the most popular tools among programmers. [...]

  Previously, we discussed the different industries that are targeted for DDoS attacks. Below, we’ll begin by pointing out some interesting industry facts and then look at some [...]

Check out our latest infographic for web attack trends for the first half of 2015. This data is based on WAPPLES (Penta Security’s hardware WAF appliance) and Cloudbric (Cloud WAF) customer [...]

If you take a look in any online hacking forum, you’ll find the buzz term “DDoS attack.” Since 2014 alone, the occurrences of DDoS attacks have increased by +132.4%. To normal people, DDoS [...]

When it comes to online banking, there’s no room for tolerating sloppy data security. You might not lose any sleep if your (hopefully unique) Adobe password is leaked and you may only [...]

DDoS attacks are increasing in intensity, frequency, and sophistication. So who’s carrying out these attacks, and why? And what can you do to stop them? Despite all this innovating and [...]