Cross site scripting (XSS) is identified as one of the main threats to web users by the OWASP Foundation. XSS occurs when a malicious third party injects a script into content served by your website.

Some 80% of applications written in PHP, Classic ASP and ColdFusion failed at least one of the OWASP Top 10, according to new research conducted by Veracode. The app security firm today released a ...

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has published a new version of its infamous Top 10 vulnerability ranking, four years after its last update, in 2013. The OWASP Top 10 is not an ...

In an increasingly interconnected digital world, web applications are the backbone of online services. With this ubiquity comes a significant risk: web applications are prime targets for cyberattacks.

Access control vulnerabilities and misconfigurations occur more often than any other security weakness and took the No. 1 spot on a top 10 list of Web application security risks, according to a draft ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is the most rewarding security vulnerability, according to data on the number of bug bounties paid. According to HackerOne’s top 10 most impactful security vulnerabilities, ...

Netflix released Sleepy Puppy, a cross-site scripting payload management framework, to open source. The tool finds XSS vulnerabilities in secondary applications. Most automated scanning and security ...

The best way to learn to play defense is to play offense, and the OWASP Broken Web Applications Project makes it easy for application developers, novice penetration testers, and security-curious ...

About.com has a huge security problem, but it's likely worse for the over 98 million monthly visitors to the About Group's various topic-specific subdomains. As big data, the IoT, and social media ...