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 are three main ways that ...

Yet, as widespread as this method of attack is, a seemingly infinite number of ‘sub-methods,’ or variations of SQL Injection attacks can be carried out against the database. Threatpost Podcasts ...

This technique, known as blind SQL injection, allows the attacker to execute arbitrary commands against the database where viewing the output is not important. In this particular example, a successful ...

On Dec. 26, 2007, Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old resident of Miami, launched an attack against the database servers of Heartland Payment Systems, kicking off one of the most successful computer crimes ...

If the application does not take care to protect itself against SQL injection attacks, the query it constructs will include the attacker's code, and the database will run both queries together.

The next great frontier for script kiddies can do some serious damage, writes Security Supersite Editor Larry Seltzer. How can your data-driven Web apps fend off the threat?

Use of Parameterized Queries. Another strategy for guarding against SQL injection is the use of parameterized queries. With parameterized queries, SQL statements are predefined and stored on the ...

The point of an SQL Injection attack is to compromise a database, which is an organized collection of data and supporting data structures. The data can include user names, passwords, text, etc.

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 ...

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 ...