Q: What exactly is SQL injection? A: SQL injection is a type of attack that targets Web sites backed by a relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or MySQL. The database might be doing ...

[The following is excerpted from "Anatomy Of A SQL Injection Attack," a new report posted this week on Dark Reading's Database Security Tech Center.] It started with a vulnerability on a password ...

SQL injection is the most common penetration technique employed by hackers to steal valuable information from corporate databases. Yet, as widespread as this method of attack is, a seemingly infinite ...

The single most common database security inquiry I get is, "What's this whole stored procedure parameter thing, and how does it help with SQL injection?"With the Albert Gonzales hearings under way, ...

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, ...

According to security researcher MessageLabs, the number of SQL injection attacks spiked sharply last month, helping account for a near doubling of the number of malicious Web sites it identified and ...

Web systems are designed to be simple and reliable. Designing for the everyday person is the goal, but if you don’t consider the odd man out, they may encounter some problems. This is the everyday ...

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An exploit for the SQL injection vulnerability has been publicly available for over a month, said security researchers from Sucuri Recently released security updates for the popular Joomla CMS ...

SQL injection has become perhaps the most widely used technique for compromising Web applications, thanks to both its relative simplicity and high success rate. It’s not often that outsiders get a ...