Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. The Department of Homeland Security has warned federal agencies ...

Web applications are integral to modern business and online operations, but they can be vulnerable to security threats. Cross ...

In today’s digital landscape, web applications are integral to our daily lives, enabling seamless interactions and transactions. However, this increased connectivity also opens the door to potential ...

I first became aware of cross-site scripting (XSS) nearly a decade ago. At the time, despite being an all too prevalent bug in Web applications, the risk posed by the flaw was of limited value. It was ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is the most commonly exploited vulnerability, according to HackerOne, currently the largest platform aimed at connecting organisations with a community of white hat hackers ...

WordPress announced a security update to fix two vulnerabilities that could provide an attacker with the opportunity to stage a full site takeover. Among the two vulnerabilities, the most serious one ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is the most rewarding security vulnerability, according to data on the number of bug bounties paid. According to HackerOne’s top 10 most impactful security vulnerabilities, ...

Sites that use the Gutenberg (found in WordPress 5.0 to 5.2.2) are open to complete takeover. A just-patched stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress allowed drive-by remote ...

Successful exploitation allows attackers to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, and perform phishing, spoofing and drive-by-download attacks. Users of the ...

A security feature that's included with the Microsoft Edge browser appears to have stopped working, according to Gareth Heyes, a security researcher with cyber-security firm PortSwigger. The security ...