SQL injection attacks already stand as one of the most effective means hackers use to break into enterprise database infrastructures today. Now the attack could get a boost in effectiveness when a ...

Researchers have built a tool that automatically finds and exploits SQL injection and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Web applications. The so-called Ardilla tool uses a technique developed by ...

Daniel Cid, a developer of a cloud-based firewall/proxy system, was surprised to discover that his product was blocking requests from Google-owned IP addresses. This was unusual, because few websites ...

We now live in a data-driven world, where information is the core of business systems. Just last year, analyst firm IDC predicted that we would consume 1.8 zettabytes of information each year, and the ...

An important aspect of database security is designing your applications to avoid SQL injection attacks. SQL injection is a form of web hacking whereby SQL statements are specified in the fields of a ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. On Dec. 26, 2007, Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old resident of Miami, launched an attack against the ...