Monday, February 4, 2013

Security experts must be more vigilant In The Wake Of Widespread SQLInjection Attacks

infection SQL attacks are not new infection mechanism. Since the last few years there has been an overwhelming SQL injection attacks against Microsoft-based Web sites. Infection started with only a few tens of thousands of web sites and now it has the potential to explode over 1 million websites. />
"Web application is one of the outer part of the business can have one, and one of the most vulnerable," he said. "And SQL injection is the fastest growing category of attacks that affected Web applications," said Holly Stewart, IBM ISS Threat Response Manager, />
One of the most recent SQL injection attacks in a Web Application Security website vendor, Barracuda Network attacks of sensitive data about the partners and employees of companies exposed credentials after an anonymous contribution.
/> The exposed data is as the name, email address and phone number for Barracuda partners from organizations including Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts and the United Kingdom Hartlepool College of Further Education The spilled contents also included what appeared to e-mail address and password hash Barracuda employees authorized to login to the company's content management. SQL injections are the most common forms of web-based attacks, and is used as a starting point for an undetermined number of injuries. />
Stewart also stated that take advantage of vulnerabilities in SQL infected cool website features like video-Delivered online, music, photos, documents and files. />
Recently, according to security experts at Websense has a new mass injection attack infects over 28,000 pages, and even made its way to iTunes. An SQL injection strategy was used to insert a rogue element of the script. Users land on one site get compromised all domains and end up redirected to a scareware site. Attack dubbed LizaMoon after the domain hosting the malicious code. />
These sites mimic antivirus scans and tell visitors their computers with malware in an attempt to convince them fake security program that infected downloads. The program has appeared in more false warnings and ask the user to pay for a license to clean their machines. Patrik />
Runald, senior manager of security research at Websense, said: "The good thing is that iTunes, the script tags, which means that the script code not running computer users. " />
hacking database MySQL.com as French, German, Italian, Japenese and other localized versions of the site will be impaired by the use of a SQL injection vulnerability incident shows how How widespread weakness.
/> The best way to combat SQL injections to tighten security. IT security professionals need to continue to push their knowledge to defend the security of the information architecture of their organization.
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