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According to the 2016 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), web application attacks have been the top source of data breaches. Whether it’s shopping carts or online forms, any computer programme that relies on web technology and browsers has remained one of the most vulnerable areas for cyber-attacks.
Hence, as the nature of these threats evolve and continue to lurk, your efforts to secure your web applications need to be taken up a notch. With that, here is a look at the common causes of web applications attacks and what you can do to ensure your digital assets do not land in the wrong hands.
Launching a cyber-attack on web applications is relatively straightforward. In fact, any user with an internet connection and a simple web browser can tap into your web application. And how so? These hackers leverage on specific flaws in the web application, to compromise the web server that hosts the application. An example of a flaw is leaving your content management systems not upgraded. Systems such as WordPress, Drupal and Joomla can be sources of cyber-attacks if not upgraded frequently.
Additionally, home-grown or in-house web applications are also vulnerable – businesses typically adopt rapid development strategies that do not prioritise the application’s security. This move, in turn, places data protection in the back seat. More flaws are also introduced into the web application design if coupled with unsecured software programming procedures. To launch a targeted attack, hackers would use bots or other scanners to identify web applications with a specific vulnerability.
NetSentry is an automated security scanning tool that offers you an accurate analysis of your web application’s security posture. This automation feature cuts the time typically needed to set up the system and verify the results – effectively shortening the time taken in both the pre-scan and post-scan stages.
NetSentry is an up-to-date security technology that scans any web application. If your organisation’s application utilises legacy, custom-built, modern HTML5, Web 2.0 or Single Page Applications (SPA), then NetSentry has got you covered. This security system can also check for vulnerabilities in popular open-source software (such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla) and other commonly used web libraries and frameworks.
With automation, you would not need your employees to have their eyes on your web application security constantly. You can be assured that NetSentry is useful in every step of your Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) – the whole process of creating the information system, from the inception to testing stages and finally, deployment of the web application.
NetSentry also performs a thorough scan on your internet-facing infrastructure. This comprehensive system offers you a better look at your app security; it has complete access and visibility to your web applications, their vulnerabilities and possible remediation efforts.
NetSentry identifies more vulnerabilities and with fewer false-positive results as well. The protection by NetSentry also extends to the post-scan stage: it provides your developers with tips to write more secure codes, solve existing and prevent potential vulnerabilities from arising in the future.
As you go about your day-to-day business operations, take a back seat in web application vulnerability scanning and leave it to your NetSentry scan to provide regular, built-in checks and reports on all of your web applications. As a real time-saver, the NetSentry solution is sure to be a sound investment for your business.
Looking to adopt this service today? Drop us a note at hello@group8.co, we would be more than happy to help you include NetSentry and tighten your web security further today.