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Imperva's most recent report on web application attacks found that on average these applications were attacked around 27 times per hour.

Across the Internet between December 2010 and May 2011, Imperva discovered and categorised more than 10 million individual attacks targeting both business and government sites.  The majority of these were automated attacks - and on average web applications under automated attacks received an up to 25,000 attacks an hour - or 7 attacks each second.

Imperva CTO Amichai Shulman said,"Most security research focuses on vulnerabilities, and while this insight is extremely valuable, it doesn't always help businesses prioritize their security efforts.  It's impossible to have effective risk management without understanding which vulnerabilities are most likely to be exploited."  The Web Application Attack Report seeks to clarify which attacks are actually been seen, as well as where they are targeted.

The report also has two suggested checklists for those in both technical and business focused roles.  We particularly like the first 'business' guideline - "Assume you’re a target and have already been compromised".

Click on the link to download the full Imperva Web Application Attack Report (new window, no registration required).

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