Website Security

Advantages of Deploying WhiteHat Sentinel during the Software Development Lifecycle In software security testing for website vulnerabilities, the speed & frequency of that testing matter more than almost any other quality. Basically, there is a direct correlation – a negative one – between when vulnerable code is written and when it is discovered. The longer the time between the generation of bad code and when the software security process reports the error, the more time a development group will need to fix it. The speed of the software testing itself – fast or slow – has the same positive or negative affect, respectively, on time and costs.

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Websites are now the number one target of choice for attacks by hackers. Their attacks have moved from the well-defended network layer to the more accessible Web application layer that people use every day to manage their lives and transact business. The sites where consumers shop, bank, manage their healthcare, pay insurance, book travel and apply to college are now under a near-constant barrage of attacks intent upon stealing their credit card numbers and other personal / private information.

When companies lack adequate protection and security for their websites the results are clear. How can companies prevent attacks on their websites? The first step is to understand the fundamentals of Web security. This white paper will examine 10 vital website security issues that affect software developers and information security professionals.

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Data theft has become so common that the price of a stolen credit card number in the black market has fallen from $10 in 2006 to a few pennies in 2009. Consumers are losing confdence in ecommerce, online banking and other electronic means of doing business. Meanwhile, attackers are devising even more clever ways to steal data and increasing numbers of companies are falling prey to those techniques. Legal and compliance requirements are getting stricter to protect the consumer, but still new incidents are on the rise in 2009. In a recent Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report, studying over 600 incidents in the past fve years, SQL Injection was identifed as the single largest attack vector responsible for data theft. Following are 10 steps that both developers and database administrators can take to prevent applications from being vulnerable to SQL injection attacks.

Learn about WhiteHat Sentinel's website security solution. Sentinel is the most accurate, complete and cost-effective website vulnerability management solution available. It delivers the visibility, fexibility and manageability that organizations need to take control of website security and prevent Web attacks.

Every organization needs to know where it stands, especially against its adversaries. Verizon Business’ 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), a study conducted in cooperation with the United States Secret Service, provides insight. The report analyzes over 141 confirmed data breaches from 2009 which resulted in the compromise of 143 million records.

Report from Imperva and Whitehat Security finds insecure web applications pose the greatest threat to data, yet organizations only allocate 18% of their security budget to protect them. The research confirms an overwhelming value of taking a strategic, prescriptive posture to the many challenges organizations face in protecting valuable data - including 60% rate of improvement in fixing known vulnerabilities.