to complete the following tasks: * Identify the security challenges on the web as they relate to various business models and the impact that is made in e-Commerce and Internet-based deployments * Extract various businesses’ personal identifiable information (PII) that is collected and stored from Internet users by a business in a web application * Distinguish among the different reasons for the attacks on web sites and determine exactly what the attackers are after when they target your
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and Solutions in Ecommerce Applications The rise in popularity of conducting business online via ecommerce sites has not gone unnoticed by hackers and other cyber-criminals. A rise in the number of transactions and an increase in businesses that have an online presence have provided hackers with increased opportunities to exploit security vulnerabilities in ecommerce applications for personal profit, at the expense of legitimate businesses and users. A successful attack can result in downtime, the
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How can you secure public facing web sites? Usually, public facing servers are put in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) zone. However, the organization must not rely solely on the DMZ zone to guarantee safety. Securing a server is a multifaceted process and starts at the operating system (OS) and the web server level. The system administrator must ensure that OS and web servers are patched with current security fixes. Security bulletin such as those issued by CERT and Microsoft are a constant reminder and
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Nedgty: Web Services Firewall Ramy Bebawy, Hesham Sabry, Sherif El-Kassas, Youssef Hanna, Youssef Youssef Department of Computer Science American University in Cairo, Egypt {ramy1982,hesh84,sherif,youssefh,youssefy}@aucegypt.edu Abstract This paper describes the research conducted to develop Nedgty, the open source Web Services Firewall. Nedgty secures web services by applying business specific rules in a centralized manner. It has the ability to secure Web Services against Denial of Service
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Improving Web Application Security Threats and Countermeasures Forewords by Mark Curphey, Joel Scambray, and Erik Olson Improving Web Application Security Threats and Countermeasures patterns & practices J.D. Meier, Microsoft Corporation Alex Mackman, Content Master Srinath Vasireddy, Microsoft Corporation Michael Dunner, Microsoft Corporation Ray Escamilla, Microsoft Corporation Anandha Murukan, Satyam Computer Services Information in this document, including URL and other Internet
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become the major concerns for businesses in this IT era. These applications hosted on the web generate different benefits like easy accessibility, fast communication but also create many issues like Denial of Service (DoS), Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Authentication Bypass, etc. These attacks can cause millions in loss for the organization. Therefore, an effective and efficient security software solutions are required so that these attacks can be prevented well in advanced. In this report, a
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and creative. Attack techniques are constructed to attack web servers, as well as, web browsers and email applications. Attackers mostly target web servers used for sensitive transactions, such as, banking e-commerce. Security holes may be found in the configurations of hardware and software commonly used, such as internet information ran by Windows. Attackers may use buffer overflow attacks or two types of SQL (Structured Query Language) injection attacks to access web servers. Buffer overflow
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mitigate DDoS attacks Introduction Consumers today use a wide variety of applications and smart devices to access information, make transactions and conduct business online. In addition, many enterprises have in-house applications that are used by employees to complete tasks and projects. Almost all the applications are deployed on the cloud because it offers a host of advantages. The cloud offers real time, elastic service with the option to pay as you use. But hosting the applications on the cloud
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Deploying Application Firewall in Defense in Depth Principle Abstract Information security should be a priority for businesses, especially when they are increasingly involved in electronic commerce. With the understanding that securing an operating system successfully requires taking a systematic and comprehensive approach, security practitioners have recommended a layered approach called defense-in-depth. The cost and complexity of deploying multiple security technologies has prevented
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10 vulnerabilities and summarize the recommendations for preventing an attack. A1- Injection - Injection flaws, such as SQL, OS, and LDAP injection occur when untrusted data is sent to an interpreter as part of a command or query. The attacker’s hostile data can trick the interpreter into executing unintended commands or accessing data without proper authorization A2 – Broken Authentication and Session Management - Application functions related to authentication and session management are often
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