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From the authors of the bestselling Hack Proofing Your Network!
Yahoo!, E-Bay, Amazon. Three of the most popular, well-established, and lavishly funded Web sites in existence, yet hackers managed to penetrate their security systems and cripple these and many other Web giants for almost 24 hours. E-Commerce giants, previously thought to be impenetrable are now being exposed as incredibly vulnerable. This book will give e-commerce architects and engineers insight into the tools and techniques used by hackers to compromise their sites. The security of e-commerce sites is even more imperative than non-commerce sites, because the site has the added responsibility of maintaining the security of their customer's personal and financial information.
Hack Proofing Your E-Commerce Site will provide computer architects and engineers all of the information they need to design and implement security measures.
* Heightened media awareness of malicious attacks against "secure" sites guarantees a wide audience
* Uses forensics-based analysis to give the reader insight to the mind of a hacker. This understanding is crucial for security professionals to defend against attacks
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| Title of eBook: Hack Proofing Your E-commerce Web Site | |
| Parent-ISBN: 9781928994275 | Release Date: 06-14-2001 |
| Publisher: Syngress |
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| Parent title | Hack Proofing Your E-commerce Web Site |
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| SKU | 9780080478104 |
| ISBN | 9780080478104 |
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Hack Proofing Your E-commerce Web Site
Chapter One
Applying Security Principles to Your E-Business
Solutions in this chapter:
* Security as a Foundation
* Applying Principles to Existing Sites
* How to Justify a Security Budget
* Security as a Restriction
* Security as an Enabler
[ ] Summary
[ ] Solutions Fast Track
[ ] Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction
Security in the virtual world of the Internet is even more confusing than in the real world we inhabit. Buzzwords and marketing hype only serve to add to the puzzle. Vendors and free products abound, but according to the experts, the Internet world is becoming more dangerous every day. How can that be? How can all these solutions from so many directions not solve even the basic problems?
The answer is not simple because the problems are so complex. Security is difficult to create and maintain. Security is messy. The problem is that the online world was built around a system of protocols and rules, but unfortunately, those rules are not always followed. The complexity of today's computer systems and software applications often creates programs that act in a manner unforeseen by the Internet's operational guidelines. Add to that scenario a few humans who insist on testing the rules and purposefully acting unexpectedly, and you have a huge potential for a rather large mess.
Attaining and maintaining suitable levels of security also requires resources. It requires people with the technical and business skills in balance. It requires time, energy, and of course, money. Security is not chea
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