SQL injection is the most widely used attack vector for profession cyberthieves, but defense-in-depth security measures such as proper database configuration, secure coding within the Web ...

DROP TABLE products; --' If the database and application aren’t properly secured, this SQL injection example could have devastating effects. The SQL Injection Cheat Sheet: Preventing an Attack There ...

Defending Against Injection Attacks Fortunately, the defense against SQL injection attacks is quite straightforward: It's a technique called input validation that requires developers to carefully ...

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 ...

That attack was tailored to target Microsoft’s SQL Server. Correction: This story as originally posted incorrectly stated the nature of a mass SQL injection attack in January.

SQL injection attacks have been around for a long time, and they remain a major security risk. This ebook explains where the dangers lie and what you can do to protect your organization from these ...

A new SQL injection attack aimed at Microsoft IIS web servers has hit some 500,000 websites, including the United Nations, UK Government sites and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

SecureWorks Inc., based in Atlanta, is detecting up to 8,000 attacks per day on databases owned by its clients, up from an average 100 to 200 attacks per day in the first three months of this year.

"Early in 2008, we were seeing less than 5,000 SQL injection attacks every day against our sensor network. Right around June of that year, the number started going up -- we saw 40,000 events per ...

Thousands of Web sites in China and Taiwan have been hit by a large-scale SQL injection attack that has placed malware on thousands of Web sites, according to a security company in Taiwan.