Security study has again proved that most of the web application security attacks (approx 85% as per Gartner and NIST) are generated from application layer. It has always been a challenge for developers to validate parameters in URL, HTTP header, HTP request and non-editable fields on the page.
The next step is to configure ModSecurity with OWASP CRS (Core Rule Set) rules.
We were motivated to write about it when few of our clients just instantly asked us about blocking all known malicious web attacks at web server level itself. We quickly suggested them an open source, reliable WAF solution that suffice to their requirement. Obviously, just installing WAF does not mean that you do not need application security controls.
Pentesting thick client applications is not a new concept instead the techniques adopted are new and interesting. I’m a bit lazy on explaining what thick client apps are, please refer here for more info. GTalk, Pidgin, Skype, MSN are few examples of thick client applications.
Cross Site Request Forgery is one of the most happening attacks over the internet today. The attackers find it easy to exploit as it does not require any authentication information, session cookies but only require the user to be authenticated to the application. And this works on every platform.
Now a days, I get very curious to look at view-source of website where Facebook’s Like button is embedded. But why should I do this? Isn’t facebook Like button trusted? This is right.. Huh!!! The answer is NO. If there is a mismatch in the domain (you are visiting) and facebook’s Like button then there is surely a problem and it is a spam page.
There have been times when a penetration tester is not able to install iOS application on a physical device while performing iOS application security assessment. This can happen due to various reasons
Off late, code reviews have been gaining a lot of popularity. Organizations which till recently were content with a secure network and an occasional Penetration Test are now getting their application’s code reviewed before going live.
