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Web application security

The security measures taken to protect a website from attack, which may be launched to cripple the site (see denial of service) or to extract valuable data. See white box testing, black box testing, XSS, SQL injection, penetration test and OWASP.

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As part of its AST portfolio, IBM has also added innovative Static Application Security Testing functionality to improve accuracy with Intelligent Code Analytics (ICA) and Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA), both of which are delivered via the cloud to on-premises and cloud clients.

United States : IBM Named a Leader for its Security Solution in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing

Rise in security breaches targeting business applications will drive the application security market"

Market Report, "Application Security Market - Global Forecast to 2021", published

With a custom developed software stack from Layer 1-7 and comprehensive coverage for the application security feature set outlined by the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC), the NC-1100 is the industry's most secure application proxy.

NC-1100 PRODUCT LINE OFFERS 10X MORE PERFORMANCE/DEPLOYMENT

Our testing showed that F5's TrafficShield product significantly reduces the risk associated with common web application security attacks.

F5 Networks' TrafficShield application firewall protects against common application security attacks

Joining an industry leader such as Application Security, Inc.

Application Security, Inc. Announces Vice President Worldwide Services

With application security becoming such a critical concern for IT organizations, DevPartner SecurityChecker helps development and testing teams locate and identify security vulnerabilities to secure their applications from attacks.

DEVPARTNER SECURITYCHECKER 2.0 FIXES SECURITY VULNERABILITY

Eran Reshef, Perfecto's co-founder and vice president, said, "Many eBusinesses have sufficient firewall and encryption technology in place; however, we believe that there is an equal need for generic Internet application security solutions.

APPSHIELD PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR PLANETRX.COM CONSUMERS

Web application security leader Watchfire, today announced its security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Google Desktop which could enable a malicious individual to achieve not only remote, persistent access to sensitive data, but in some conditions full system control.

Watchfire Discovers Google Desktop Vulnerability That Hackers Could Exploit to Gain Full System Control

Watchfire, the market share leading provider of application security software and services, today announces the launch of their Fanatical Success[TM] Program.

Watchfire Launches Fanatical Success(TM) Program

Based on next-generation technology, this new version further strengthens the power of the industry's only web-based application security solution for security professionals, and now extends its utility to include a new point and shoot testing tool called QuickScan and integrated Computer Based Training to accelerate the adoption of security testing by QA and development teams.

Watchfire Releases AppScan Enterprise 5 with QuickScan for Developers; First Web-based Solution to Extend Application Security Testing Capabilities Throughout Development

With a who's who of the world's top security experts and vendors gathered at this week's RSA Conference, Watchfire[R] and its market-leading web application security solution AppScan[R] secured the top honor in the SC Magazine Awards.

Watchfire Wins Top Honor of Best Security Company, Sweeping Three out of Five SC Magazine Awards at RSA Security Conference

Watchfire's AppScan[R] Web Application Security Testing Solutions Tops Application Vulnerability Assessment Software Category with the Highest Growth Rate of All Other Vendors in the Category

Leading Market Research Firm Names Watchfire Worldwide Market Share Leader for Second Year Running in Application Vulnerability Assessment Market