Library tutorials & articles tagged with internet

• What You Need to Know about PCI Compliance and Web Application Security Policy Changes

  by Michael Sutton

  PCI compliance exists to protect consumers from credit fraud, and their data will be protected if rules are followed. If your business accepts credit cards, you are aware of changes to PCI compliance in June. Adherence to section 6.6 of the PCI compliance rules should have been met; if not, web application security must be integrated into existing applications. This mandate allows businesses to evaluate their security practices. internet, security

• Effective Controls for Attaining Continuous Application Security Throughout the Web Application Development Life Cycle

  by Caleb Sima

  Improving your Web application development process is one of the best ways to avoid security vulnerabilities and nasty surprises during security assessments. Learn about the points in the software development life cycle where additional security awareness and training is needed to ensure that your organization remains successful and secure. internet, security

• Using Ajax for Web Application Development: What Businesses Need to Know

  by Francis Wong

  Ajax is a hot topic today when it comes to web application development projects. Because it's become such a buzzword, businesses may be wondering how they can incorporate this form of web programming into their websites and what the benefits could be. This article will help you understand the origins of Ajax as well as the pros and cons of its use. xml, javascript, internet, ajax

• Web Application Vulnerability Assessment Essentials

  by Caleb Sima

  It is important for a business to understand the fundamentals of running a vulnerability assessment in order to determine how one will be run and what can be expected from the results. A web application security scanner can automate the process, but a quality assessment may still require actual human eyes to catch specific issues. Learn more about the whys and hows of vulnerability assessments. internet, security, web services

• Secrets of Successful Software Requirements

  by Igor Jese

  Although most companies do some form of requirements, there is often a lack of understanding as to exactly why the requirements need to be created and how. Let's look at some secrets to improve your requirements process even under tight deadlines. internet

• Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part Two

  by Bryan Sullivan

  In this second part of a two-part series, you will learn about application security issues related to authentication and authorization, as well as five vulnerabilities commonly found in ASP.NET web-based applications. Additionally, find out how to keep configuration files from being unintentionally modified by uninformed programmers or administrators, as well as why it is critical to never rely on default setting values. asp.net, internet, security, web services

• Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part One

  by Bryan Sullivan

  In part one of this two part article, you will learn about five of the top ten “worst offenders” of misconfigurations of application security that can cause overall problems for ASP.NET Web-based applications. Learn more about how to secure the Web.config files of an ASP.NET application. asp.net, internet, security, web services

• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Checklist

  by James Crowley

  Search engine optimisation is pretty much part and parcel of creating websites these days. Getting the basics right don't require a large amount of work, but can make all the difference. asp.net, internet, seo

• Testing for Security in the Age of Ajax Programming

  by Bryan Sullivan

  Ajax programming, which allows a web page to refresh a small portion of its data from a web server, is an exciting technology that has recently been introduced. However, this type of programming can also leave applications open to SQL injection and similar attacks. Learn more about Ajax programming and what it means in terms of security. internet, security, web services, ajax

• Developing your first Visual WebGui gateway

  by Guy Peled

  An introduction to using Visual WebGui gateways which are the Visual WebGui way to bridge WinForms development to web development. c#, asp.net, internet

• Locking the Door behind You: Hacker Protection for Your Web Applications

  by Caleb Sima

  Your Web applications can be the most important and most vulnerable entry point into your organization, and, as such, ensuring adequate hacker protection in your Web applications can be critical. This article discusses some of the issues. internet, security

• Ten Things to Do With IIS

  by Matt Foley

  Rather than whining about rude Apache admins, I thought it would be a more useful response simply to write down some of the ways I've found of improving IIS. So without further delay here are my top ten tips for making the most of your IIS. internet, iis

• Implementing Session Tracking

  by Kiran Pai

  This article explains how to implement session tracking using two of the simplest & oldest methods available to programmers. The techniques presented in this article do not use the new technologies present to implement session tracking, but use some old, tried and tested ways which are extremely popular even today. asp, web design, internet

• Introduction to TCP/IP

  by Catalyst Development

  Learn about the TCP/IP protocol, UDP, Client-Server applications, sockets, using the SocketWrench control, and more! visual basic, internet, tcp ip, sockets