Introduction User enumeration and guessable user accounts are critical security concerns for web applications. Attackers often exploit these vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access. Understanding how to identify and mitigate these risks is essential for developers and security professionals. What is User Enumeration? User enumeration occurs when attackers can identify valid usernames through an application’s authentication […]

What is Forum Spam? Forum spam refers to unwanted messages posted on internet forums. These posts typically contain advertisements, links to malicious websites, or trolling content. Spammers aim to get their messages in front of users who would not typically engage with such material. Types of Forum Spam Advertisements: These messages promote products or services […]

Introduction User enumeration and guessable user accounts are critical security concerns for web applications. Attackers often exploit these vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access. Understanding how to identify and mitigate these risks is essential for developers and security professionals. What is User Enumeration? User enumeration occurs when attackers can identify valid usernames through an application’s authentication […]

What is Forum Spam? Forum spam refers to unwanted messages posted on internet forums. These posts typically contain advertisements, links to malicious websites, or trolling content. Spammers aim to get their messages in front of users who would not typically engage with such material. Types of Forum Spam Advertisements: These messages promote products or services […]

We just launched BitNinja a little more than a month ago. It has been already demonstrated for 1 year in our own hosting environment, and success is coming from users worldwide, too. Read more and celebrate with us. BitNinja’s public beta ended on 23rd March, 2015. There were exactly 220 active BitNinja servers back then. […]

As always, you are encouraged to tell us what you think about BitNinja. Everything is welcome from bugs to development suggestions. That’s how version 1.4 was born, too. We’d like to extend a special thank you to all of the Ninjas who contributed to this version by contacting us tirelessly. Check out what’s new for […]

BitNinja’s active server counter is here again. We just reached the 294th Ninja-protected server worldwide. Now really, from Canada to Thailand, ninjas are everywhere. You guys are the best! We’d like to say thank you for this with a little gift: If you are the 300th installer in our list, you’ll get the BitNinja protection […]

BitNinja team is going to HostingCon Global in July. This is your opportunity to meet us as your potential business partner, in a fun and educational atmosphere. What is HostingCon? HostingCon is the premier industry conference and trade show for hosting and cloud providers. Join over 2000 of your hosting and cloud industry peers to discover […]

We are happy to announce BitNinja 1.0.0  The version counter turned from 0.31 to our first full release, because BitNinja 1.0.0 is now running stable on more than 100 production servers worldwide! That’s a great success for us and a big loss for the hackers. 😉  So what’s new in 1.0.0?  What is new in addition […]

There were 22.000 attendees, from more than 100 countries, with the biggest names in the tech world, more than 500 speakers, lack of wi-fi, 145.000 tweets in 72 hours, many business cards, a high interest in our server defense system and wonderful Irish hospitality. Here’s the wrap up of Web Summit 2014. Web Summit is […]

Hi there, Imagine where we will be free to meet soon: BitNinja’s going to the WebSummit, in Dublin! A few months ago we applied to the Alpha program of this event, dedicated to startups. After 2 weeks we got an email from the organizer that said: “There are so many applications for the program that we won’t […]

Did you hear about the Shellshock bug on bash Unix shell? There hasn’t been such a scandalous bug since Heartbleed that has caused such a big mess among server owners.A series of attacks on websites and servers using the serious Shellshock bug was spotted a few days ago. Millions of servers use software that is vulnerable […]

How CAPTCHA Works CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. It presents challenges that are easy for humans but difficult for bots. The BitNinja CAPTCHA verification page uses different types of tests to block malicious bots effectively. The Importance of CAPTCHA Verification Implementing CAPTCHA verification can significantly reduce […]

Patator was developed out of frustration with existing tools for password guessing attacks such as Hydra, Medusa, and Metasploit modules. It aims to offer a more reliable and flexible approach without merely repeating the shortcomings of its predecessors. Patator is a multi-threaded tool written in Python, designed to facilitate various types of password brute-forcing attacks. […]

Security, clarity, and efficiency remain at the core of every BitNinja update. The 3.12.0 release focuses on strengthening configuration handling, refining malware detection mechanisms, and introducing a new Web Application Firewall Pro module in beta. These changes further improve protection accuracy, while enhancing flexibility and compatibility for a broader range of environments. BitNinja 3.12.0 ConfigParser […]