It's impossible to ignore that attackers have never been more interested in exploiting vulnerable Web applications. Yet security pros may have trouble discerning how to start checking for Web app flaws without buying costly software or calling in an expensive consulting team.
In this month's SearchSecurity.com screencast video demo, Peter Giannoulis of TheAcademyHome.com and TheAcademyPro.com introduces N-Stalker, a free Web application security assessment scanner available for Windows. Peter shows how to install the product and get started with a search for basic Web app security issues such as Web spidering, HTP fingerprinting and limited cross-site scripting.
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