Website Security Testing

Proper security testing of web sites is becoming very important in our society. Why is this so? Well, simply because more and more vital data are stored in web applications while the number of transaction on the web is increasing. What about security process? It is a process which determines that confidential data remains confidential and authorized users that are allowed to perform certain tasks.

There are a couple of key terms that are used in website security testing so it is necessary to be aware of frequently used ones. A lot of questions are put on these topics, and our experts from 2PointLabs are bringing a brief summary for you.

First, comes vulnerability – it is a weakness in the website that could be caused by bugs and an injection such as SQL/script code.
On the second place comes URL manipulation – some websites communicate additional information between the client and the server in the URL. Changed information could sometimes lead to the unwanted server behavior.

SQL injection is a process of inserting SQL statements through the web application user interface into some query that is then executed by the server. When a user inserts HTML it is called Cross Site Scripting or XSS – the user interface of a web application and this insertion is visible to other users.

Last but not the least is spoofing – the creation of hoax look-alike websites or emails. In order to perform a useful security test of a website, the security tester should have an extremely good knowledge of the HTTP protocol. What is more, it is important to have an understanding of how the browser and the server communicate using HTTP. With this process, the number of security defects present in the website will not be high and you will be able to describe the security defects with all the required details.

For any queries and other questions contact our team at 2PointLabs and we will conduct a website security test and provide you with the best possible solutions. 🙂