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Application Attacks (Buffer Overflows, Cross-Site Scripting)

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  • application blacklisting

    Application blacklisting, sometimes just referred to as blacklisting, is a network administration practice used to prevent the execution of undesirable programs.  Such programs include not only those known to contain security threats or vulnerabiliti...  Definition

  • distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS)

    On the Internet, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is one in which a multitude of compromised systems attack a single target, thereby causing denial of service for users of the targeted system.  Definition

  • cyberterrorism

    According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, cyberterrorism is any "premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data which results in violence against non-combatant targets by sub...  Definition

  • JavaScript hijacking

    JavaScript hijacking is a technique that an attacker can use to read sensitive data from a vulnerable Web application, particularly one using Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)... (Continued)  Definition

  • buffer overflow

    A buffer overflow occurs when a program or process tries to store more data in a buffer (temporary data storage area) than it was intended to hold.  Definition

  • ping of death

    On the Internet, ping of death is a denial of service (DoS) attack caused by an attacker deliberately sending an IP packet larger than the 65,536 bytes allowed by the IP protocol.  Definition

  • dictionary attack

    A dictionary attack is a method of breaking into a password-protected computer or server by systematically entering every word in a dictionary as a password. A dictionary attack can also be used in an attempt to find the key necessary to decrypt an e...  Definition

  • directory harvest attack (DHA)

    A directory harvest attack (DHA) is an attempt to determine the valid e-mail addresses associated with an e-mail server so that they can be added to a spam database.  Definition

  • cache poisoning (domain name system poisoning or DNS cache poisoning)

    Cache poisoning, also called domain name system (DNS) poisoning or DNS cache poisoning, is the corruption of an Internet server's domain name system table by replacing an Internet address with that of another, rogue address.  Definition

  • SYN flooding

    SYN flooding is a method that the user of a hostile client program can use to conduct a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on a computer server.  Definition

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About Application Attacks (Buffer Overflows, Cross-Site Scripting)

Hackers have moved away from the operating system and are now concentrating much of their efforts on applications. Get the best news and information on recognizing vulnerabilities and defending against Web application and Web 2.0 attacks and threats such as buffer overflows and cross site scripting, denial-of service (DOS) attacks and SQL injections.