Famous Script Kiddies

Sometimes hackers are well-educated geeks with a specific expertise and a point to prove; other times… they’re not. Script kiddies are typically young hackers who rely chiefly on pre-made exploit programs or files to conduct their hacking. Often regarded in hacker circles as people who don’t actually take the time to learn how the programs they use work, these young hackers are also sometimes known as cyberpunks. However, regardless … Read More »

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Never Underestimate Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

As you might expect, we spend a lot of time at 403 Web Security evaluating websites for security flaws. Even after all of this time, we never stop being amazed at what we find. The most striking observation is the high percentage of websites that contain severe vulnerability flaws (70% of all sites contain a severe security flaw). These are the kind of flaws that have the potential of … Read More »