Revslider, a widely-used WordPress plugin, has come under scrutiny due to a security vulnerability found in its config.php file. This exposure raises concerns for site owners using vulnerable versions of this plugin. It's crucial to understand the risks associated with this vulnerability and the necessary steps to protect your website. Nature of the Vulnerability The […]

Malware injection remains a significant threat to websites and applications globally. This article discusses what malware injection is, how it occurs, and best practices for prevention. What is Malware Injection? Malware injection is a technique used by cybercriminals to insert malicious code into a legitimate program or a website. This code can exploit vulnerabilities in […]

Revslider, a widely-used WordPress plugin, has come under scrutiny due to a security vulnerability found in its config.php file. This exposure raises concerns for site owners using vulnerable versions of this plugin. It's crucial to understand the risks associated with this vulnerability and the necessary steps to protect your website. Nature of the Vulnerability The […]

Malware injection remains a significant threat to websites and applications globally. This article discusses what malware injection is, how it occurs, and best practices for prevention. What is Malware Injection? Malware injection is a technique used by cybercriminals to insert malicious code into a legitimate program or a website. This code can exploit vulnerabilities in […]

Bugs are always hunting us.  Recently we found some bugs during our work, but keep calm, they're not in the BitNinja agent. 😉 Let’s see what we explored: ModSecurity bug: empty comment line In our WAF2.0 (beta will come soon) we implemented ModSecurity as well as the OWASP’s core ruleset. Recently, our developers found a […]

No matter if you’re a Linux security veteran or you’re just about to get your feet wet, you’ll face the same security threats and upcoming attacks forms. Here we come with a security cheat sheet with ultimate checkpoints that no sysadmins should miss. When meeting new company, usually the very first thing I’m asked about […]

A new class of side-channel attacks have been appeared, which exploit the following CPU vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-5715 : branch target injection CVE-2017-5753 : bounds check bypass CVE-2017-5754 : rogue data cache load Meltdown and Spectre rely on them and allow the hackers to read the memory content of other programs, it means they can access the […]

What is a port? Ever since computers are able to run more programs at the same time and can connect to modern networks, ports became important. 3 things are needed for the communication between two machines: IP address of the host Port number Type of protocol (e.g. TCP, UDP) A port number is a 16-bit […]

Web applications pose a significant security risk to servers, and having a web application firewall (WAF) in place is vital to keeping your servers and your business running smoothly. The average web server faces thousands of attacks on a daily basis. There are a number of web application firewalls available to protect your server, and having […]

The number of cybersecurity breaches experienced in 2017 were really high, hackers kept themselves busy – just think about the WannaCry ransomware infecting Windows PCs. Furthermore, 2018 is almost here, and the future definitely holds many changes for you, Linux server operators, in the field of cybersecurity. As security always comes first, now it’s time […]

At Virtualization Day 2017 in Budapest, Hungary, we saw pretty good presentations about a different type of virtualizations and architecture concepts. In forenoon, Gergely Rab from Dell have shown us some very useful tools and solutions for software-defined storage architecture. One of these products is ScaleIO, which utilizes standard x86 servers and Ethernet network. In a […]

Two days ago storm clouds of cyberwar has reached our server from Argentina. In this article, we will share you some details about the attack. 22nd November started as a usual day. Until the afternoon nothing strange happened, then at about 5 o’clock a heavier request flood reached our servers, which has been increased until […]

Lots of our users are interested in using BitNinja with ServerPilot and our team was also very curious how much compatible they are. Therefore, I have tested it and today I show you the results. 🙂 Test details Tested operating systems: Ubuntu LTS 14.04, Ubuntu LTS 16.04 The goal of this test is to check […]

Web applications typically use authentication mechanisms to prevent unauthorized users from accessing protected resources. However, attackers often search for weaknesses in these systems, with username enumeration being a common method to identify valid usernames in a system. This article will discuss various ways to identify valid usernames on any WordPress website, along with tips to […]

MySQL is the world's second most widely used relational database management system (RDBMS) and the most widely used open-source RDBMS. Its popularity makes it a target for cybercriminals, leading to numerous brute-force attack tools readily available on the Internet. What is a Brute-Force Attack? A brute-force attack is a method used by attackers to gain […]

SQL Injection is a type of attack aimed at exploiting vulnerabilities in an application's software. Attackers insert malicious SQL code into input fields, which the application executes against its database. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information, data loss, or even complete system compromise. Recent Vulnerability Overview One significant SQL injection vulnerability has […]