Web Application Hacker's Handbook

Author: Skambri
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: In today's rapidly evolving Internet and Web technologies, the challenges of online security are becoming increasingly severe. With the enhanced availability of online information and services, as well as the growth of Web-based attacks and disruptions, security risks have reached unprecedented heights. Exposing Web Application Hackers teaches you step-by-step how to defend against the latest Web-based attacks, helping you understand the malicious methods and thought processes of hackers. The book reveals the entire process of how intruders gather information, lock onto targets, identify vulnerabilities, gain control, and cover their tracks. In today's rapidly evolving Web technologies and booming e-commerce, online security risks have reached unprecedented heights. This book provides a detailed analysis of common vulnerabilities in Web applications and explains how to act correctly when security threats arise. The book is divided into three parts: 1. Reconnaissance: Preparing for cyber thieves, listing useful information to resist enemies; 2. Attack: Considering all collected information comprehensively, carefully crafting countermeasures to attempt unauthorized access to Web applications; 3. Appendix: A collection of references (including a Web application security checklist, a list of Web hacker tools and techniques, how to configure and install UrlScan, and more). The book teaches you step-by-step how to defend against the latest Web-based attacks, enabling you to deeply understand the malicious methods and thought processes of hackers.