Web Services

Web Services explanation:

Web services  describes a standardized way of communication and data transfer between Web-based applications using the XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI open standards over an Internet protocol backbone, usually HTTP.

XML is used to tag the data, SOAP  (Simple Object Access Protocol) is used to transfer the data, WSDL (Web Services Description Language)  is used for describing the services available and UDDI ( Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) lists what services are available in an online repository for other applications to find.

Web services allows for different software systems to exchange data with each other by using XML tags for data exchange instead of a particular language. The “rules” that are needed to facilitate the communication is contained in the WSDL.  UDDI  also defines which software system should be contacted for which type of data, similar to a phone book or directory. Once the software system finds out which other system it should contact, it would then contact that system using SOAP.

In the news:

OmniRat Allows Cyber Criminals Hack Mac, Linux, Windows PC and Android Phones

RAT stands for Remote Access Trojan. When the OmniRAT was analyzed for its way of getting into the system it was found that it gets into the devices via a client component that starts communicating with a server counterpart which allows hackers to make the phone do things they want it to. It is usually used for testing and is downloaded as an apk file on mobile devices.