web application security

A plain-English guide to testing an online shop: what testers check, how it differs from a scan, what PCI DSS expects and how to scope the work.

Cross site scripting lets attackers run their own code in your visitors’ browsers. Here are the three types, what the damage looks like and how to fix it.

The 2025 OWASP Top 10 is a solid, data-driven baseline for web application risk. Here’s what changed since 2021, and why it should be a floor, not a ceiling.

The OWASP Top 10 was rebuilt for 2025. Here is what moved, what is new, and the questions worth asking before your next web application penetration test.

External network, web application, internal, API, cloud, social engineering: the types of penetration testing explained, with a practical guide to deciding which your business should commission first.

A high-severity stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in the MyCourts application, a platform used for tennis court booking and league management. This vulnerability, assigned CVE-2025-57424, affects the …

This Lesson Learned Walkthrough (THM) teaches critical lessons about SQL injection attacks through a realistic scenario that demonstrates why certain SQL operators should be avoided in real-world penetration testing. The …

The Next.js Middleware Bypass vulnerability threatens web application security. This critical flaw allows attackers to circumvent authentication mechanisms. The vulnerability was disclosed in March 2025 with identifier CVE-2025-29927. Next.js middleware …

Web app security has changed greatly over the past twenty years. Early websites showed simple information with basic HTML. Users viewed content but rarely sent data back to servers. Developers …

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) is a comprehensive security testing methodology that identifies, analyses, and helps remediate security vulnerabilities in your IT infrastructure. This dual-approach security assessment combines systematic …