An important aspect of database security is designing your applications to avoid SQL injection attacks. SQL injection is a form of web hacking whereby SQL statements are specified in the fields of a ...

The way that Yahoo! was hacked, SQL Injection attack, is the same method as many other hacks in the news recently: SQL Injection. SQL Injection attacks are common for the following reasons: • 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 ...

BLACK HAT USA 2011 -- Las Vegas -- Even in this era of massive data breaches and database hacks, the field of database forensics still lags behind significantly, database security expert David ...

With millions of personal records and payment card information stolen on a regular basis, several recently released reports independently confirm some of the main sources of breaches. Not surprisingly ...

Network forensics is a subtopic of digital forensics wherein research on artifact investigations and intrusions evidence acquisition is addressed. Among many challenges in the field, the problem of ...

SQL injection attacks are among the oldest exploits against web applications, dating back more than a decade. Sadly, despite the fact that it is fairly easy to defend against these injection attacks, ...

This week’s disclosure that the huge data thefts at Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers resulted from SQL injection attacks could finally push retailers into paying serious attention to Web ...

A database security researcher will demonstrate at next month's Black Hat DC how an attacker who breaks into a SQL Server database can cover his tracks using antiforensics techniques. Cesar Cerrudo, ...

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 ...