With the growing number of breaches and online threats, it’s really surprising how many businesses fail to cater to their information security testing.

The number of businesses and organisations that have been hacked by cyber-criminals and malicious hackers just keeps increasing.

Cyber-security experts are scrambling here and there to cover all vulnerable holes within a framework – considering no organisation is safe from hackers.

From untested system to exposed source, read five most common security concerns businesses face today

Back in 2013, a popular research study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded that inadequate web security and tools cost the economy as much as $22.2 billion annually

All business owners want their websites to work smoothly and leave the right impression on their customers. Apart from the web design and how web applications seem on the surface, there’s a lot that can be done to prevent unpleasant surprises.

It is not surprising to see that many companies continue to grapple with application security.

With the digital business environment falling victim to breaches and hacks every day, it is now more important than ever to protect your business operations by ensuring safety for customer data.

According to a research study conducted by WhiteHat:

· 8 out of 10 web sites have serious flaws

· 71% of Web sites are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) ...

As technology continues to imbed itself in practically all aspects of our daily lives, the risk of crucial information—business and personal—being leaked becomes more real.

Many major companies like Google now offer massive cash rewards to hackers who can expose vulnerabilities in web applications and websites.