Title :
Defending against Web Application Vulnerabilities
Author :
Antunes, Nuno ; Vieira, Marco
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract :
Although no single tool or technique can guard against the host of possible attacks, a defense-in-depth approach, with overlapping protections, can help secure Web applications.
Keywords :
Internet; security of data; Web application security; Web application vulnerability; defense-in-depth approach; Computer hacking; Computer security; Encoding; Programming; Testing; Web and internet services; Attack detection; Code vulnerabilities; Cross-site scripting; SQL injection; Secure coding practices; Vulnerability detection; Web applications;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2011.259
