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Web Services Security

-- 11 Vendor Reports | 6 Products

ALSO CALLED: XML Web Services Security and .NET Security
DEFINITION:

Directory traversal is a form of HTTP exploit in which a hacker uses the software on a Web server to access data in a directory other than the server's root directory. If the attempt is successful, the hacker can view restricted files or even execute commands on the server. Directory traversal  … 
Definition continues below.

Recent Vendor Reports on Web Services Security
Choosing a Solution for Web-Filtering: Software, Appliance, Managed Service?
sponsored by MessageLabs
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper for a better look at managed web security services that enable businesses to set up and enforce acceptable usage policies that are flexible, fit-for-purpose and accommodate evolving needs and priorities.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Published: 04 Dec 2008
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Hackers Announce Open Season on Web 2.0 Users and Browsers
sponsored by Purewire
WHITE PAPER: This paper details how the emergence of Web 2.0 has created a fertile threat environment for malware writers and distributors to spread their wares and offers a solution.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Secure Web Gateway Buyer's Guide: How Websense Exceeds Gartner's Recommended Buying Criteria
sponsored by Websense, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this guide to discover the most advanced features buyers should consider to help them select the best solution for a secure web gateway (SWG).
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Web Security Solutions
sponsored by Websense, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn ways to implement industry-leading URL filtering with extensive security capabilities that continuously watch the organization's assets for malicious activity and prevent them from being used in fraudulent attacks.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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The Essential Guide to Protecting Essential Information
sponsored by Websense, Inc.
PRODUCT LITERATURE: Read this whitepaper to learn how your organization can implement threat protection and powerful policy-based control over sensitive data and remain safe and productive while using the internet to its full potential.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Data Security Solutions
sponsored by Websense, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn ways to boost your organization's business while securing essential information, protect against data, and allow administrators to manage who can send what information where and how.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Working With Collocation Providers in a Disaster
sponsored by PEER 1
WHITE PAPER: This document is based on a Peer 1/TechTarget Webcast entitled "Evaluating Collocation Providers for Disaster Recovery and Critical Communications."
Posted: 16 Oct 2008 | Published: 16 Oct 2008
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Shared Identity Providers Could Soothe Password Chaos
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Read what writer Jay Heiser has to say about passwords and the security model that requires people to remember multiple passwords and logins, which has to change.
Posted: 15 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Future: The View from Visionaries
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: In 10 years, information security as we know it may not exist. Rather than a separate product, it may simply be embedded into everything. Or Web services may upend traditional enterprise security.
Posted: 11 Jan 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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WebInspect for Application Developers: Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET™ Version
sponsored by SPI Dynamics
PRODUCT LITERATURE:WebInspect for Application Developers enables application and web services developers to automate the discovery of security vulnerabilities as they build applications access detailed steps for remediation of those vulnerabilities and deliver secure code.
Posted: 19 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2004
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WebInspect for Application Developers
sponsored by SPI Dynamics
PRODUCT LITERATURE:WebInspect for Application Developers enables application and web services developers to automate the discovery of security vulnerabilities as they build applications.
Posted: 19 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Jan 2004
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WEB SERVICES SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): …  attacks are commonly performed using Web browsers. Any server in which input data from Web browsers is not validated is vulnerable to this type of attack.

Although some educated guesswork is involved in finding paths to restricted files on a Web server, a skilled hacker can easily carry out this type of attack on an inadequately protected server by searching through the directory tree. The risk of such attacks can be minimized by careful Web server programming, the installation of software updates and patches, filtering of input from browsers, and the use of vulnerability … 
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