Weeks 6 & 7 – Summary

Readings:

Web based attacks are most dangerous environments with numerous ways to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability. Various methods exist to break into web services, servers and sites components, such as: Phishing XSS, Injections Flaws, Unsecured storage,  Broken Authentication and access controls, Unvalidated data inputs, etc. Especially, SQL Injection is very powerful in hands of hackers since SQL databases are all over the globe in every web site. The best security practices to avoid being a victim of such attacks is to make sure industry standards are followed when designing web based applications.

Question to the Class: Would WebGoat be considered the best up-to-date tool to practice attacks?

In the News:

If you are using a SimpliSafe wireless home alarm system to improve your home security smartly, just throw it up and buy a new one. It is useless.

Read more here:

http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/hack-home-security-alarm.html