Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense
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Book Description
We're Secure, We Have a Firewall" If only we got a nickel every time we heard a client utter this pithy phrase. On second thought, that would unfortunate as we would probably not be writing this book; we'd be sipping Pina Colada's on some white sand beach by now... For those skeptics among you, all warm and cozy next to your firewall, just remember this: over 65% of reported attacks occur over TCP port 80, the traditional web port (http://www.incidents.org ). Is the web threat real? It's all too real. To Err is Human After performing hundreds of security reviews over the decades, the authors have known for some time what you are about to know (if you don't already): Nothing can be truly secure. Error is at the heart of every security breach and as the saying goes: to err is human. No level of firewall, intrusion detection system (IDS), or anti-virus software will make you secure. Surprised this type of comment introduces a security book? Don't be. It is the harsh reality that must be accepted before the race to security can be started. So what should we do, just throw up our hands, turn the power off to our computers and revert back 30 years; forgetting this Internet or the modem or the computer really happened? Sure, you can do that but you would be alone in your efforts. The Internet and all it has to offer is undeniable: increased communication, increased information sharing, connecting with people of all races, creeds, colors, sexes, and intelligence without boundaries or limits. And that's just the home user's benefits. Businesses use the Internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, making revenue and transmitting funds around the world at the blink of an eye. Anyone who denies the ubiquity and staying power of the Internet is just kidding themselves. Writing on the Wall Over three years ago, one of the authors wrote a foreboding article that was indicative of things to come. The column printed on August 9, 1999 and was titled "Bane of e-commerce: We're secure: We allow only Web traffic through our firewall" ([a
Book Info
Exposes complete methodologies showing the actual techniques and attacks. Shows countermeasures, tools, and eye-opening case studies. Covers the web commerce playground, describing web languages and protocols, web and database servers, and payment systems. Softcover.
Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense
Web Hacking: Attacks and Defense,Stuart McClure,Saumil Shah,Shreeraj Shah,Addison-Wesley Professional,0201761769,Computer Bks - Internet,Computer Books: General,Computer Data Security,Computer networks,Computer security,Computers,Internet - Security,Networking - General,Security - General,Security measures,Web sites,Computers / Internet / Security
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