Over the last month, I’ve decided to track every reported Web site exploitation or malicious Web server host. With more than 3,000 data points, the number of reported malicious or compromised ...

I run both IIS and Apache Web servers in my honeynet. The Apache Web server gets attacked significantly more than the IIS server does. Also, most reported hacks are against Apache Web servers.

In this case, the issue affects only version 2.4.49 of Apache’s open-source web server, which offers cross-platform operability with all modern operating systems, including UNIX and Windows.

Apache is used by about 65 percent of all websites. The second most widely used Web server software is Microsoft’s IIS (Internet Information Services), running about 14.5 percent of websites.

Apache Bench is capable of load testing more than just the Apache web server, as any HTTP server or even an API (application programming interface) can be tested with this tool.

Over the last month, I’ve decided to track every reported Web site exploitation or malicious Web server host. With more than 3,000 data points, the number of reported malicious or compromised ...