[August 20, 2011] Cenzic Introduces LikeSec Program Tweet Aug 17, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Cenzic, a provider of Web application security assessment and risk management solutions, announced that researchers in the company's Cenzic Intelligent Analysis (CIA) Lab have discovered vulnerabilities related to logins as well as weak security around passwords and secure connections. According to a release, in a commitment to assisting Facebook, all social networking sites and third party application developers improve their Web application security posture, Cenzic has responsibly reported their findings to Facebook and is launching LikeSec, a new program aimed at helping social networking sites and developers of applications for those sites uncover security holes. "Facebook estimates that users install 20 million applications every day and the number of these applications that are insecure is astounding," said John Weinschenk, President and CEO for Cenzic. "While Facebook's Bug Bounty program is commendable, it does not go far enough. Because the bounty program does not address third party applications, Cenzic is offering all social networking sites and their third party developers a solution that they can use to test for vulnerabilities throughout the application lifecycle. We want to be sure that developers have the tools necessary to find these holes before hackers." Social networking websites and applications not tested for even the simplest security vulnerabilities pose serious threats to users. Cenzic's new LikeSec program is offering all social networking sites and their developers a free "HealthCheck" which includes a vulnerability assessment using Cenzic's Cloud offering, ClickToSecure Cloud. In addition, for a limited time, the company will offer a 25 percent discount off the list price for any Cenzic solution to any social networking site and any third party application integrated with their sites. Cenzic, a provider of software and SaaS security products, helps organizations secure their websites against hacker attacks. Cenzic focuses on Web Application Security, automating the process of identifying security defects at the Web application level. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]