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Serious security flaws discovered in 87% of 135,000 UK-based websites

April 2018 by CyberScanner

Using non-intrusive monitoring of 135,035 UK-based websites, web security firm
CyberScanner discovered that 117,638 contain serious security flaws No less than
83% of UK business sites have vulnerabilities, just one month ahead of GDPR The
most common issues were found in cross-site scripting, SQL injection, cross-site
request forgery, and SSL certificate problems Using one of the most efficient
vulnerability scanning technologies in the world, web security firm, CyberScanner,
has discovered that out of 135,035 UK-based websites, just over 87% contain serious
security vulnerabilities.

With scanning taking place between 16-23 March, CyberMonitor, the tool used to
conduct the non-intrusive monitoring, discovered that many websites suffered from
serious security issues. The most common of which were based around cross-site
scripting (XSS), SQL injection, cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and SSL
certificate problems.
Scanning throughout the UK, the scanner was also able to identify that out of
24,723 websites commercially based in London, 86% had serious security issues,
while 85% of websites in Manchester, Birmingham, and Bristol, were also found to
have vulnerabilities.

Although companies in the UK are now just one month away from the EU’s GDPR
deadline, the statistics show that the vast majority of UK based businesses are
still vulnerable to a cyber-attacks and hacking. Reza Moaiandin, CyberScanner’s technical director, said: “We now monitor over quarter of a million UK’s businesses online and over 87%
are seriously vulnerable. “When we started CyberScanner, we did so out frustration for the lack of
affordable cyber security products available to inform, and protect Small and
Medium enterprises against a sea of ever-growing security threats.
“Now that GDPR is just a month away, it shows just how much work companies across
the UK still need to put into their online defences and security strategies.”


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