So, in catching up with blogs after vacation, I went and had a peak at Michael Howard's web log, and was glad to see another post from him. His posts are very insightful (I just wish he would post ...

On the heels of a dramatic rise in SQL injection attacks linked to drive-by malware downloads, Microsoft has released aimed at helping Webmasters and IT administrators block and eradicate this attack ...

Several high-profile hacks over the past year including those at Heartland, Hannaford Bros., and 7-11, all have had one thing in common: they were launched with a SQL injection attack. Cross-site ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Security researchers have warned of a new threat group targeting gambling, government, retail and travel websites to steal sensitive information including user credentials. Group-IB named the threat ...

Even many years after gaining prominence as one of the most popular and convenient ways for criminals to break into corporate databases through vulnerable web applications, SQL injection still remains ...

After having spent the last two weeks in Asia I find myself sitting in a hotel room in Tokyo pondering something. I delivered a few talks in Singapore and in Manila and was struck by the fact that ...

SPI Dynamics – A few years ago, mentioning the phrase “SQL injection” to developers would probably get you blank stares. Today, while more developers have heard of SQL injection 1 attacks and know the ...

Fortinet patched a critical vulnerability in its FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) software that can allow attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable servers. A threat ...

An exploit that takes advantage of database query software that does not thoroughly test the query statement for correctness. Along with cross-site scripting (see XSS), SQL injection is used to break ...