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.

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.

When it comes to Web servers, the big two are Apache and Internet Information Server, but their faster, more nimble rival, NGINX is catching up with them.

Apache remains the top Web server, but open-source NGINX has just taken second place from Microsoft's Internet Information Services.

The Cranefly hacking group, aka UNC3524, uses a previously unseen technique of controlling malware on infected devices via Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server logs.

Continuing the theme from my previous column on the relative security of Internet Information Service (IIS) vs. Apache, I’ve come across more studies to support my initial conclusion. Since a ...