Website Security

A new program came across my wandering eyes today that tests the security of a website.  The name: Websecurify.  It resides on the Google Code servers and is for webmasters of any kind to keep tabs on their website security.  Along with keeping blog content up to date, chiming in on community discussion and tweaking things behind the scenes, website security can sometimes be overlooked.  For me, security is a big priority.  I have several Wordpress plugins that scan my servers for any vulnerabilities in my website and with Wordpress.  This is another tool to assist you in the process, and it is fairly simple to operate.

Websecurify is a powerful web application security testing environment designed from the ground up to provide the best combination of automatic and manual vulnerability testing technologies.

Upon installation, you are greeted with this simple welcome screen and logo:

Clicking the Launch Test text will direct you to another screen, prompting you for a website and a name to call the report.  See, simple.  Once all that info is collected, hit next a few times, and the scan begins:  Note that the scan does take 30-45 minutes or longer.

When the scan is complete, a big report is displayed:

So, you got a website?  Test its security with this new freeware tool!  Download here.

Thanks for reading guys, and let me know what you think of Websecurify.

This has been Tyler S. Miller blogging on The Social Blog.  I also blog daily on tech news, reviews and tips over at http://www.tylersmiller.com.