What is Cross-Site Scripting?
Cross-site scripting (XSS) is an attempt to insert malicious markup or untrusted data into values or results that are subsequently displayed in a web page. This malicious code attempts to…
ethical hacking
What is SSL?
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It provides a secured and encrypted layer of privacy to web applications. SSL can provide for transport-layer encryption, so that an intermediary between the…
5 Habits of a Security-Conscious Developer
Given the amount of security breaches that go on everyday, there is hardly any security-conscious developer (or any developer for that matter) that will say that security isn’t important. In…
What Are Cookies?
We’ve all been harassed with the following request: This website uses cookies … Please accept to continue … Oh yeah! Cookies are data that are collected from websites that you…
Human Attacks on Web Applications
Humans can use technologies in either harmful or helpful ways. And while, as a software developer, you are legally not responsible for the actions of people who use your applications,…