The Chronicle of Anthony K. ValleyChristian - Husband - Father - Servant/Minister - Musician - Web Application Developer - American - Reformed/CharismaticStop SQL Injection Attacks Before They Stop You- October 9, 2004 Official advice from the source &8212; ASP.NET developers take heed. Armed with advanced server-side technologies like ASP.NET and powerful database servers such as Microsoft® SQL Server&153;, developers are able to create dynamic, data-driven Web sites with incredible ease. But the power of ASP.NET and SQL can easily be used against you by hackers mounting an all-too-common class of attack&8212;the SQL injection attack. The basic idea behind a SQL injection attack is this: you create a..http://www.inthefaith.com/blog/archives/001437.php Colin Angus Mackay's "SQL Injection Attacks"- October 9, 2004 A must-read for web developers everywhere. Although, Colin&8217;s article specifically handles SQL injection attacks for the ASP.NET environment, his advice can be applied to any data-driven web application. Let us be secure from intrusion. Every day I see messages on various forums asking for help with SQL. Nothing wrong with that. People want to understand how something works, or have a partial understanding but something is keeping them from completing their task. However, I frequently...http://www.inthefaith.com/blog/archives/001436.php House passes 2nd anti-spyware bill- October 7, 2004 Adds penalties of up to five years in prison WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw &8220;spyware,&8221; irritating software that quietly monitors the activities of Internet users. It would add penalties of up to five years in prison for people convicted of installing such programs without a computer user&8217;s permission. The bill, known as the &8220;Internet Spyware Prevention Act,&8221; passed 415-0. It would give the Justice Department.http://www.inthefaith.com/blog/archives/001427.php Bill imposes hefty 'spyware' fines- October 6, 2004 Finally, something that makes a lot of sense. Pass legislation against those spyware creeps. Dump Internet Explorer and take control of your life with FireFox, Opera, Lynx, a homing pigeon, something&8230; just NOT IE&8230; WASHINGTON (AP) &8212; Companies and others that secretly install &8220;spyware&8221; programs on people&8217;s computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday. The most egregious behaviors...http://www.inthefaith.com/blog/archives/001426.php |