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WHAT IS A WEB APPLICATION PENETRATION TEST?

by PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE The term 'Web Application Penetration Test' refers to a test performed by an outside expert who determines if vulnerabilities exist in an application by testing each interface to the application including server operating system, application platform and database.  To ensure a safe and thorough Penetration Test our team follows a structured methodology that includes the following steps: Enumeration, Vulnerability Assessment and Exploitation. The testing team will utilize tools such as: port scanners sniffers proxy servers site crawlers manual inspection The output from these tools will allow the team to gather information such as: open ports services versions operating systems banners ]]> ... 

RUBY ON RAILS ? THE FAST TRACK WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

by Michael Kappel Ruby on Rails, developed by David Heinemeier Hansson in 2003, is an Open-Source web framework built using Ruby. The main goal was to enable developers to rapidly develop web applications backed by SQL databases. Nearly 8 years later, Ruby on Rails has built itself a niche in the IT development world. Here are some of the advantages for web application using Ruby on Rails Development: * The framework is entirely built using Ruby, an object oriented language which is also very intuitive and easy to code.  * Ruby on Rails uses the Model View Controller (MVC) software architecture. The main tenet being, separating business logic from user interface (input and presentation). * Developers spend much less time writing code for the ... 

DEFENDING THE EMAIL INFRASTRUCTURE: WHY EMAIL REQUIRES COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION

Why email requires comprehensive protection It is impossible to imagine business without email. According to analysts The Radicati Group, a typical employee spends 19 percent of their working day using email1, while IDC Research estimates that 97 billion messages are sent worldwide each day2. As more of the world goes online, the popularity of email – and the business world’s almost complete reliance on it – will grow. The proliferation and ease of use of email does, however, open it to abuse. Spammers bombard users with unsolicited messages daily or even more frequently, and organized criminal gangs systematically use email to disseminate malware and commit identity theft. The barrage is relentless: in 2007 just 5 percent of all emails sent were legitimate, the other ...