Many web-facing enterprise applications have databases sitting behind them. For many of those, the application itself is little more than a snazzy user interface sitting on top of a database. And in ...

While there are a number of security risks in the world of electronic commerce, SQL injection is one of the most common Web site attack techniques used to steal customer data such as credit card ...

Twin headlines -- one about a LulzSec hacker indicted last week for charges of running a SQL injection attack against Sony Pictures last year, and the oter about hacktivists with Team GhostShell who ...

The huge data thefts at Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers resulted from SQL injection attacks and could finally push retailers to deal with Web application security flaws. This week’s ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. On Dec. 26, 2007, Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old resident of Miami, launched an attack against the ...

Drupal is a very widely used open-source content management system. It initially was released in 2001, and recent statistics show Drupal as the third-most popular content management system, with just ...