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Website Vulnerabilities and Dangers As a web site owner you have to be careful about website vulnerabilities. If a site is hacked, it can create serious problems for the comany or web site owner. The following are a couple of the major website vulnerabilities that website owners need to keep an eye out for. SQL Injection SQL stands for Structured Query Language. An SQL injection assaults SQL code. Malicious code is infused into the strings. A web site developer could receive user input that is then placed into a SQL statement. This can permit a hacker to steal data from your database and also to tweak or erase it. Cross Site Scripting Cross site scripting, or XSS, happens when a web application gathers bad data from a user. With cross site scripting, a hacker can add side script into web pages that are viewed by other users. The user might click on this link from an email, another web site, or an IM. Users should be careful to only click on links for a web page that is trusted. Session Hijacking Session hijacking is the exploitation of a computer session. It is a method of appropriating someone else's session by acquiring the session id and masquerading as the authorized user. The method is frequently used to steal important information from the victim. The intrusion may not be dectctable. If a website does not respond in a way that's normal or expected, session hijacking may be the culprit. So if you are an owner of a website, you have to be be aware of these web site vulnerabilities. One of the best ways to get rid of any website vulnerabilities is to have quarterly scans of your website by an approved scanning vendor. David is a writer for Trust Guard, specializing in finding ways to educate website owners about keeping company and customers' information safe and secure from website vulnerabilities and hackers.
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