What 420,000 insecure devices reveal about Web security
March 19, 2013
An article for Cnet new about Web security: A researcher used a simple, binary technique to take control of more than 420,000 insecure devices including Webcams, routers, and printers running on the Internet -- and says that's just a hint of the potential for real trouble to get started. In a Seclists posting yesterday, the […]
Web Application Security: An Overview
November 17, 2010
Web developers typically do not have any formal training in the area of security and their priorities usually lie elsewhere. Business functionality and meeting tight deadlines are typically the focus areas of developers and security is often forgotten, or at most, an afterthought. This leaves the door wide open for attackers to discover vulnerabilities and exploit them to gain access to sensitive data.