Devfense Cyber Security Alert

What is the Devfense Cyber Alert?

Our security experts survey the top one million websites identified by Alexa to see which have been identified as containing malware or have known vulnerabilities to hacker tactics like cross-site scripting (XSS) or SQL injection. We post the domain name of these potentially harmful sites at our Twitter account Devfense Cyber Alert

Why are you publicizing these websites?

By publicizing these websites, we are offering a public service to help Internet users get a safer online experience. Visitors to infected websites may become vulnerable to ID theft and other problems as their own computers become infected.

How can I check if the website I visit is vulnerable?

One simple test is to use the Google Safebrowsing Diagnostic Tool. In your browser, type the website URL after http://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site= to see if Google deems the site infected or vulnerable. This method is not 100 per cent reliable, as Google may not have crawled the site recently and Google only tests a sub-section of the website.

What can I do if I find a website has malware or is vulnerable to hackers?

If you find a website that has malware or has been shown to have vulnerabilities, please contact us.

As part of our public service, we will contact the website owners to let them know of the security issue and offer assistance for them to fix their vulnerabilies to hackers.

Where can I get more information about web security?

Cyber Security Informer helps organizations stay aware of the latest web security issues and provides tips on how to keep your business and customers safe.

Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd. (IT Consulting)

Boonbox, a division of PCIS (Security Packaged Services)

Contact PCIS

Toll-free 1.877.744.7558