Acunetix

What is Acunetix?

Acunetix (by Invicti) is a comprehensive web security scanning solution that helps organizations identify and address a wide range of web vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and more. The tool's automated security testing capabilities enable small security teams to effectively tackle the challenge of securing complex web applications

Highlights

• Automated web security testing: Acunetix can scan and audit websites, including HTML5 and JavaScript-heavy applications, to detect over 6,500 known web vulnerabilities
• Comprehensive vulnerability detection: The solution's advanced technologies, such as DeepScan and AcuSensor, enable the detection of critical vulnerabilities in both open-source and custom-built web applications
• WordPress-specific scanning: Acunetix can scan WordPress installations to identify vulnerabilities in the platform's core, plugins, and themes
• Reduced false positives: A combination of black-box and white-box testing techniques helps enhance the scan's detection rate and reduce false positive results
• Line-of-code visibility: Acunetix provides detailed information about the vulnerable lines of code, helping organizations quickly identify and address the underlying issues
• Network security assessment: The tool can also scan perimeter network services to help organizations identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
• Integration capabilities: Acunetix offers a REST API to integrate with other custom workflows and processes, enabling organizations to streamline their security testing and remediation efforts.