  Cloud security is one of the biggest concerns for many companies. The growth
in the number and size of websites increases the need for better securing those
websites. Manual testing and detection of web vulnerabilities can be very time
consuming. Automated Web Vulnerability Scanners (WVS) help with the detection
of vulnerabilities in web applications. Acunetix is one of the widely used
vulnerability scanners. Acunetix is also easy to implement and to use. The scan
results not only provide the details of the vulnerabilities, but also give
information about fixing the vulnerabilities. AcuSensor and AcuMonitor
(technologies used by Acunetix) help generate more accurate potential
vulnerability results. One of the purposes of this paper is to orient current
students of computer security with using vulnerability scanners. Secondly, this
paper provides a literature review related to the topic of security
vulnerability scanners. Finally, web vulnerabilities are addressed from the
mobile device and browser perspectives.
