What is Web Attack?
There are a variety of ways attackers can target Web applications (websites that allow you to connect directly to software through the browser) to steal confidential data, introduce malicious codes, or even hijack your computer. These attacks exploit vulnerabilities in components like web applications as well as content management systems and web servers.
Web app attacks comprise an overwhelming portion of security threats. In the past decade attackers have developed their skills in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities that impact application perimeter defenses. Attackers have been able to bypass the most common defenses using methods like phishing, social engineering and botnets.
Phishing attacks make victims click on an email link that contains malware. The malware downloads onto their computer, which allows attackers to hijack systems or devices for different goals. Botnets are a collection of infected and compromised connected devices, which attackers can use to launch DDoS attacks, spread malware, continue fraud through ads, and more.
Directory traversal attacks employ movement patterns to gain unauthorised access to configuration files, files, databases, and files on websites. In order to protect against this kind of attack requires an appropriate sanitization of inputs.
SQL injection attacks seek to attack databases that store crucial information about websites and services by injecting malicious codes that allow it to bypass and reveal information it would not normally divulge. Attackers can run commands, dump database information and more.
Cross-site scripting (or XSS) attacks insert malicious code inside a trusted website to hijack browsers of users. This enables attackers to steal session cookies and confidential information, impersonate users, manipulate content, and many more.
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