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HistoryAug 03, 2012 - 4:41 p.m.

How SQL Injection Attacks Work

2012-08-0316:41:49
Dennis Fisher
threatpost.com
29

EPSS

0.965

Percentile

99.6%

SQL injection attacks have been going on for years, and the vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques are well-understood and widely discussed. However, they’re still quite prevalent and are used in a variety of scenarios. One recent example is the attack on a Yahoo site that resulted in a breach of 450,000 usernames and passwords. In this video, Ryan O’Boyle of Veracode discusses the nature of SQL injection attacks and how to defend against them.