quiz: what does Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, NBC, ZenDesk, and Drupal all have in common?
They’ve all been recently hacked.
Yes, hacking is a growing threat for every business both large and small.
Whether it’s stealing private data, taking control of your computer, or shutting down your website, hackers can seriously impact any business, at any time.
Hackers can attack in so many ways, but here’s the ten most popular ways they can threaten the security of your site, and your business:
10. INJECTION ATTACKS
Injection Attacking occurs when there are flaws in your SQL Database, SQL libraries, or even the operating system itself. Employees open seemingly credible files with hidden commands, or “injections”, unknowingly.
In doing so, they’ve allowed hackers to gain unauthorized access to private data such as social security numbers, credit card number or other financial data.
TECHNICAL INJECTION ATTACK EXAMPLE:
An Injection Attack could have this command line:
String query = “SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE custID='” + request.getParameter(“id”) +”‘”;