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| www.computerweekly.com
| 12/12/2007

...team use free/share/open tools? I am talking with an OWASP guy recently that is considering developing an input validation tool for formatted data (phone numbers, credit cards etc) for java. It would probably take a few months to code... http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/stuart_king/2007/12/the-it-ethics-handbook-by.html

Security Zone: penetration testing â€“ define your objectives

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 13/05/2009

...security, more active testing such as penetration testing must be considered. Configuration reviews will not detect input validation, session management or logic errors within applications. Raising awareness of the impact of a compromise among... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/13/236008/security-zone-penetration-testing-define-your-objectives.htm

Can Web 2.0 cope with second class security?

In-Depth
| www.computerweekly.com
| 26/02/2008

...somewhere other than the site visited. Sessions may be stolen, cookies read or keystrokes logged. Defence includes input validation and input filtering. Client side validation: To save network time users' input can be checked by the browser... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/26/229530/can-web-2.0-cope-with-second-class-security.htm

Securing e-business with web application firewalls

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 08/05/2009

...doesn't break it, for example). OWASP offers its own quasi-web application called Stinger. This is a Java input validation filter that can be put in front of a web application, it says. Commercial web application firewall suppliers will... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/05/08/235950/securing-e-business-with-web-application-firewalls.htm

Mozilla fixes Firefox flaws

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 01/06/2007

...affected browser or exhaust all available memory resources, causing a denial of service. Mozilla also fixed input validation errors in how cookie path and name values are processed, which attackers could exploit to cause a denial of service... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/06/01/224462/mozilla-fixes-firefox-flaws.htm

Data hack makes cyber-shoplifting easy

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 02/12/2008

...before the item is dispatched, with all user data received by the server validated on the server side. Perform input validation on all client input using character white lists to limit common problems such as XSS & SQL injection. Perform... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/12/03/233672/Data-hack-makes-cyber-shoplifting-easy.htm

Warning issued over unpatched Firefox flaw

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 30/07/2007

...News Editor Monday 30 July 2007 05:04 An input validation error in Mozilla Firefox can be exploited on Microsoft...successfully. "The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the handling of system default URIs... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/30/225853/warning-issued-over-unpatched-firefox-flaw.htm

Penetration tests measure firms

In-Depth
| www.computerweekly.com
| 26/02/2007

...open to penetration testers is SQL injection, in which SQL commands are inserted into web input forms. Poor input validation can miss these commands, enabling attackers to modify database queries containing web form input strings. Using... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/02/26/221399/penetration-tests-measure-firms-security.htm

Seven categories of software security flaws

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 17/03/2008

...with security experts Katrina Tsipenyuk and Brian Chess, which they called "The seven pernicious kingdoms". Input validation Check user input so attackers can not send confusing or manipulative data to be processed. API abuse Application... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/17/229883/Seven-categories-of-software-security-flaws.htm

Adobe patches three Flash security flaws

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| www.computerweekly.com
| 13/07/2007

...install them as soon as possible. The security holes affect various versions of the firm's Flash Player. An input validation error has been identified in Flash Player 9.0.45.0 and earlier versions that could lead to the potential execution... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/13/225561/adobe-patches-three-flash-security-flaws.htm

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Input validation.

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| blogs.sun.com
| 13/02/2009

...stream of random bytes All Personal Sun « Science is a kind of... | Main Friday Feb 13, 2009 Input validation. Learn to live it. Posted at 02:31PM Feb 13, 2009 by Andrey Vyetchnost in Personal | Comments[0] ... http://blogs.sun.com/linenoise/entry/input_validation

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