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XSS Injection Vulnerabilities

Cross Site Scripting Overview Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities are sometimes referred to XSS or CSS vulnerabilities. Typically XSS is preferred over the use of CSS. CSS typically refers to the

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What are the countermeasures against database attacks?

The following are the countermeasures against database attacks: * Input Sanitization: The Database Administrator must sanitize any input received from a user. The data submitted should be checked for data

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Selection of tools to automate an attack SQL Injection

sqlmap (http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net/) Full support: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server. Partially supported: Microsoft Access, DB2, Informix, Sybase and Interbase. SQL Power Injector (http://www.sqlpowerinjector.com/) Implemented support for: Microsoft SQL Server,

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