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70% of websites at immediate risk of being hacked!
Acunetix reveals latest statistics based on one year of conducting web application scans
Kirkland, Washington – February 12, 2007 – Businesses and non-commercial entities have much to consider when it comes to securing their web applications and the data they keep on customers and patrons. Acunetix, a leading vendor of web application security solutions, today revealed that on average 70% of websites are at serious and immediate risk of being hacked.
Since January 2006, Acunetix has been offering a free automated web scan for qualifying websites. Out of a total of 10,000 applications, Acunetix has scanned 3,200 sites belonging to either businesses or non-commercial entities.
Alarming results 70% of the websites scanned were found to contain high or medium vulnerabilities. There is an extremely high probability of these vulnerabilities being discovered and manipulated by hackers to steal the sensitive data these organizations store.
