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- Use the revised OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 7
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.The seventh installment in the 2007 OWASP Top 10 series takes a look at broken authentication and session management vulnerabilities. Tom Olzak explains the nature of this weakness followed by recommendations for protecting Web applications from attacks related to this security problem.Broken...
- Tags: Web applications, Security, Hacking, Encryption, cryptography, Authentication
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Lock it down: Use the revised OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 5
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Thefundamental weakness that can potentially make insecure direct object referencean attractive attack vector is a failure to properly secure directories andfolders on site servers. Also known as directory traversal, insecure direct objectreference vulnerabilities are exploited by simply adjusting URLs provided whenusers visit...
- Tags: Web applications, Security threats, Flaws
- Technical articles 2007-04-18
- Lock it down: Use the revised OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 2
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Inthis second installment in a series on the 2007 OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities, we'lllook at the clear leader in the Web application vulnerability space -- crosssite scripting XSS. XSS vulnerabilities have been around for some time. However,the business risk associated with XSS...
- Tags: Security threats, Flaws, Web applications, attacker, vulnerability, Web application, Tom Olzak, Document Object Model, XSS
- Technical articles 2007-03-05
- The Seven Deadly Sins of AJAX application development
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.The AJAX bandwagon is agood place to be. It takes you to faster, more efficient, more dynamic apps. Butit also has pitfalls all its own. At first blush, those pitfallsmay seem avoidable through sheer common sense, and to a degree, that's true....
- Tags: AJAX, Scott Robinson, Web applications
- Technical articles 2007-02-27
- Lock it down: Use the revised OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 1
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.In Part 1 of this series I listed the OWASP Top 10 Webapplication vulnerabilities created in 2004. Shortly after that article wasposted, I received an e-mail from Andrew van derStock, OWASP executive director, giving me a heads up about the upcomingrevised list....
- Tags: OWASP Top, Security, Security threats, Tom Olzak, vulnerability, Web application, Web applications, XSS
- Technical articles 2007-02-15
- Lock it down: Use the OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 1
- Name your vulnerabilityWhat vulnerability on the OWASP Top Ten List, or your own list, do you designate as your organization's priority? Why?
- Tags: application development, Mark W. Kaelin, OWASP Top, programming, secu, security, tom olzak, vulnerabilities, Web application, web applications
- Discussion threads 2007-01-19
- Lock it down: Use the OWASP Top Ten to secure your Web applications -- Part 1
- As thenumber of Web applications grows so does the number of vulnerabilitiesintroduced. Failure to follow proper coding guidelines can expose anorganization, its employees, and its customers to malicious attacks. Thisis the first in a series of articles in which I explore the Open WebApplication Security Project OWASP Top Ten and...
- Tags: Security threats, Security, Web applications, Software engineering/development, Web application, Tom Olzak, OWASP Top, vulnerability
- Technical articles 2007-01-19
- The security risk in Web 2.0
- The security risk in Web 2.0article rootWeb 2.0 features leave loopholes for attackersSecurity has become a no-brainer for desktop software, but the same doesn't hold true for the booming world of Web applications. Some experts say that security has been overlooked in the rush to adopt Web 2.0 features on...
- Tags: security, Web, Web 2.0, ajax, news, web applications, Sonja Thompson, security risk, Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-07-28
- Google deal highlights Web 2.0 boom
- Google's acquisition of Upstartle, which produces the hosted word-processing service Writely, turns the spotlight on a growing number of so-called Web 2.0 companies struggling to survive--or angling to be Google's next purchase.Take a look at the photo gallery: Web 2.0 contenders.http://techrepublic.com.com/2300-3513-6048482.htmlWhat Web start-ups do you think will be bought next?
- Tags: Web 2.0, Web, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- JSP vs ASP.net
- JSP vs ASP.netAs a self employed web application developer, I've written a few JSP (-Struts) applications. Because Java was a hype when I was studying, JSP was a natural route to follow. I've come to love Java and related techniques. But fearing the risk of being blinded by love, I...
- Tags: dfirefire, java, JSP, Microsoft ASP, Microsoft ASP.NET, programming, web applications
- Discussion threads 2005-12-14
- AJAX spurs Web rebirth for desktop apps
- AJAX is fueling a surge in Web-based consumer applications, even online alternatives to Microsoft Office. While AJAX will likely be used widely for both consumer and business apps, analysts say that more sophisticated GUIs could be built with higher-end design tools.Let us know if you’re using or plan to use...
- Tags: AJAX, desktop, hardware, Sonja Thompson, Web, web applications
- Discussion threads 2005-12-01
Additional Resources
- Java Technologies for Web Applications
- Web applications are by nature distributed applications, meaning that they are programs that run on more than one computer and communicate through a network or server. Specifically, web applications are accessed with a web browser and are popular because of the ease of using the browser as a user client....
- Tags: Web Application, Java Technology, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2006-11-01
- Wireless Internet Applications
- Web services provide the ability to design new exciting internet applications and innovative mobile applications. Web services are a family of XML-based standards designed for the communication of loosely coupled, dynamically bound applications. Web services can be seen as the evolution of the Web where not only humans interact with...
- Tags: Web, Internet, Vienna University, Wireless Internet, Web Service, Wireless, Channel Management, Web Services, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-12-11
- Top Security Vulnerabilities in Web 2.0 Applications
- Web 2.0 applications can be more vulnerable to exploitation by hackers than their predecessors. When Web 2.0 applications push functionality and code to users, they provide hackers with information that can be used for formulating attacks. This HP white paper defines some of the common technological components of Web 2.0...
- Tags: Security, Web, Hewlett-Packard Co., Vulnerability, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Understanding Web Services: More Than a Web Server - A New Integration Technology
- Although many organizations think that they are involved in Web Services just because they have Web enabled their applications, they may still be missing out on the major benefits that Web Services brings. Web enablement - it is a two-way dialog that integrates different applications. Web Services is a new...
- Tags: Web Server, Web, Web Service, Server, Channel Management, Web Services, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2003-12-29
- Irwin's technical input and queries
- blog rootweb application scannersI was having a doubt about the vulnerabilty of web applications to hackers and the scanners available in the market to scan for any loopholes in the web applications. Since web applications reside on the Internet, does simply migrating the previously used client-server applications to the net...
- Tags: Scanners, WANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, irwins@..., Web application, Irwin
- Discussion threads 2005-09-22
- The SecureSphere Web Application Firewall
- Web applications have lowered costs and increased revenue by extending the enterprise's strategic business systems to customers and partners. However, Web applications also expose these critical systems to continuous threats from both internal and external sources. Defending Web applications is one of the most challenging aspects of information security. Because...
- Tags: Web Application, Imperva, Firewalls, Security, Networking
- White papers 2005-10-10
- MSDN Webcast: Building Web Browser Applications With Windows Presentation Foundation (Level 200)
- This webcast shows how to build and deploy a Web Browser Application (.xbap) using Windows Presentation Foundation, part of the WinFX programming model. Web Browser Applications are applications for Windows Vista that are not installed on the machine, are browser-hosted, and run in a security sandbox. The webcast shows how...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Webcasts
- Towards Semantic Web Engineering: WEESA - Mapping XML Schema to Ontologies
- The existence of semantically tagged Web pages is crucial to bring the Semantic Web to life. But it is still costly to develop and maintain Web applications that offer data and meta-data. Several standard Web engineering methodologies exist for designing and implementing Web applications. This paper introduces a technique to...
- Tags: Technique, Web, XML Schema, Web Application, XML, Ontology, Semantic Web, Productivity, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- White papers
- A Visual Architectural Approach to Maintaining Web Applications
- Web applications are complex software systems which contain a rich structure with many relations between their components. Web developers are faced with many challenges when they need to gain a better understanding of these applications to maintain or evolve them. Current development tools focus primarily on implementation, with little support...
- Tags: Web Application, University Of Waterloo
- White papers 2006-01-10
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