6 Browser vulnerabilities
In this chapter
- How to protect against cross-site scripting
- How to protect against cross-site request forgery
- How to stop your website from being used in a clickjacking attack
- How to prevent cross-site script inclusion vulnerabilities
Security-wise, the internet has been a huge mistake. Before we decided to plug all the world’s computers into one giant network, it used to take true ingenuity to spread malicious software. To be infected by a computer virus, you had to insert a floppy disk or connect to a company network that was already infected.
Nowadays, devices are so keen to connect to the internet that computers with no network interfaces are novelties. Such air-gapped devices are sometimes used for highly secure ...
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