Part 1: Web and Database Attacks & Malware and Malicious Software Learning Objectives and Outcomes Upon completing this lab, students will be able to: * Identify web application and web server backend database vulnerabilities as viable attack vectors * Develop an attack plan to compromise and exploit a web site using cross-site scripting (XSS) against sample vulnerable web applications * Conduct a manual Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attack against sample vulnerable web applications
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contemporary research efforts are aimed at creating computer virus immune systems. This paper analyses the computer viruses and attacks and also some countermeasures to prevent them. In particular, we discuss Intrusion Detection and Prevention techniques for handling web based attacks and to patch up different kinds of vulnerabilities in computer system. I. INTRODUCTION Web based system makes the next way of computing. Global prosperity and even faster pace of business are driving the desire for
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Running Head: Web Server Application Attacks Web Server Application Attacks Assignment # 1 Mariz Cebron Common web application vulnerabilities and attacks, and recommend mitigation strategies The World Wide Web has evolved into a critical delivery pipeline for institutions to interact with customers, partners and employees. Via browsers, people use web sites to send and receive information via Hypertext Markup
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Systems Architecture and Applications SE579 2 Table of Contents Evaluating the Security of Computer Networks I. Vulnerabilities A. Design Flaws B. Poor Security Management C. Incorrect Implementation II. Firewalls A. Packet Filtering B. Circuit Level Gateway Proxy Server C. Application Gateway III. Antivirus
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understand the importance of the provisioning of data and access on their company website. The Boardman Group has updated their web interface. With the help of the consultants the group is currently preparing to assess the risks, vulnerabilities, and threats related to the upgrade as well as secure the enterprise from external threats. Because the upgrade to the web interface senior management, and the others are updating the policies and procedures to align with the mission of the organizations
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attackers used nearly a dozen pieces of malware and several levels of encryption to burrow deeply into the bowels of company networks and infrastructure In simple way, we can say that threat actor is the person who does the attack while the threat action is how this attack assaults the system 2. What were the vulnerabilities that the Threat exercised? The most recent use exploits are : 1. Adobe Flash Player Object Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0779)
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measures to minimize the loss from security breaches. While cyberlaws act as a broad deterrent, internal controls are needed to secure networks from malicious activity. Internal controls traditionally fall into two major categories: prevention and detection. Intrusion prevention systems (IPS) block the IP traffic based on the filtering criteria that the information systems security practitioner must configure. Typically, the LAN-to-WAN domain and Internet ingress/egress point is the primary location for
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Multi-Layered Security Plan The general IT Infrastructure has seven layers: User Domain, Workstation Domain, LAN Domain, LAN-to-WAN Domain, WAN Domain, Remote Access Domain, and the System/Application Domain. All of the different layers are different aspects of your network that need to be protected against malicious attacks and vulnerabilities. In the following I have highlighted each domain and my best suggestions for security solutions. Starting with the user domain the most important thing here is
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SQL injection attacks pose a serious security threat to Web applications or any database-driven site: they allow attackers to obtain unrestricted access to the databases underlying the applications and to the potentially sensitive information these databases contain.These applications accept user inputs and use them to form SQL statements at runtime. During an SQL injection attack, an attacker might provide malicious SQL query segments as user input which could result in a different database request
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in a Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) are network-based devices or host-based applications that protect systems against computer hacking attacks by analyzing each message passing through it. The messages that match any of the thousands of known attack patterns or "signatures," messages that violate domestic and international networking standards, attempts to scan network devices, denial of service attacks, reconnaissance
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