A Cross-Site Scripting
flaw allows data or malicious code to be drawn
from another Web site
and to cause a data breach.
Preventing Cross-Site
Scripting attacks protects your business from:• Website defacement – redirecting to another website, adding abuse statements, changing the html pages and more.
• Reputation damage - customers that visit a website and see that it doesn’t prevent attacks like cross-site scripting don’t stay in the site. Additionally, attackers often publish the websites that they have hacked.
Blocking
Cross-Site Scripting attacks has become more vital than ever.
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your business!
Cross-Site Scripting is a
client-side attack method that occurs when an attacker uses a Web-based
application to send malicious code to another user of the same
application. The XSS attack is most common in dynamically-generated
application pages, where embedded application forms are built.
Cross-Site Scripting attacks are automatically executed when the
client’s browser opens an HTML web page. As a result of a
cross-site scripting attack, a user’s
browser mistakenly identifies the script to have originated from a
trusted source, allowing the maliciously injected code to access
cookies, session tokens, or any other sensitive information.
A few facts you
should know about Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks:
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is the most prevalent website
vulnerability: 7 out of 10 websites are infected from XXS
attacks.
• Every month roughly 10-25 XSS holes are found in commercial
products and advisories are published explaining the threat.
• Websites that use SSL (https) are in no way more protected
than websites that are not encrypted. The web applications work the
same way as before, except the attack is taking place in an encrypted
connection.
• The XXS attack is generally invisible to the victim user.
• All Web servers, application servers, and Web application
environments are susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting.
dotDefender-
Out-of-the-Box Solution to Protect Your Website Against Hacking
dotDefender, web application firewall, inspects your http traffic and
protect your
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out-of-the-box Web application security. Architected as plug and play
software, dotDefender provides optimal protection against Cross-Site
Scripting attacks, SQL Injection, website defacement and many other web
attack techniques.
• Rapid
implementation -- installs in minutes, no need to change
server configuration or network architecture.
• Immediate
Protection -- immediately detects and blocks attack
attempts, logs the information, and generates reports and alerts.
• Automatic
Security updates -- provide protection against zero-day
attacks and emerging threats to ensure continuous protection.
• Low
maintenance -- no need for deep security expertise, very
low false positive rate and simple customization.