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The World Wide Web ("WWW" or simply the "Web") is a global, read-write information space. Text documents, images, multimedia and many other items of information, referred to as resources, are identified by short, unique, global identifiers called Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) so that each can be found, accessed and cross-referenced in the simplest possible way.
The term is often mistakenly used as a synonym for the Internet itself, but the Web is actually something that is available over the Internet, just like e-mail and many other Internet services.
Basic terms
The World Wide Web is the combination of four basic ideas:
- Hypertext: a format of information which allows one, in a computer environment, to move from one part of a document to another or from one document to another through internal connections among these documents (called "hyperlinks");
- Resource Identifiers: unique identifiers used to locate a particular resource (computer file, document or other resource) on the network;
- The Client-server model of computing: a system in which client software or a client computer makes requests of server software or a server computer that provides the client with resources or services, such as data or files; and
- Markup language: characters or codes embedded in text which indicate structure, semantic meaning, or advice on presentation.
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Are Secure Internet Transactions Really Secure? - This paper describes how many small business claim to be offering a secure order form, when in fact, they really are not. The paper shows how the insecurity occurs, and offers a few solutions to the problem.
Meta Description: [ Are your secure internet transactions really secure? This paper examins the deception that many merchants use to make customers think they are providing a safe way to purchase, when in reality they are not. The paper also examines ways that a merchant can provide true security. ]
Cgisecurity.com - This site is designed to help user to learn about what kinds of security risks exist and how to prevent them from happening.
Meta Description: [ All things related to website security including web application security, database security, web server security, and web application server security. The Application Security FAQ, security news ]
CIAC: Unix NCSA httpd Vulnerability - An advisory detailing a vulnerability that has been discovered in the NCSA WWW server software (httpd).
Client Side Trojan - By clicking on maliciously formed HTML tags users can unknowingly perform undesirable actions.
COAST Hotlist: Security in the WWW - A collection of links related to WWW security.
Download Accessdiver - Detect security failures on any kind of web sites.
Meta Description: [ Hackers cracking your web site: download AccessDiver, the free program that works like a hacker to protect your passwords and sites from being cracked! ]
DuoWorks UK Ltd - WebAlarm anti web defacement software.
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Hacking Exposed: Web Applications - Book that covers how to hack web applications, and how to secure against the attacks detailed. Author profiles, links to tools referenced in the book and reviews.
Meta Description: [ The international best-selling book series on technical hacking tools, techniques, and countermeasures. ]
Internet Explorer Automatic Web Script Form Filler - Software for automatic security and functionality testing of web sites. Record and replay your web surfing, form filling and downloading. Supports command line options via batch files, scripts and windows task scheduler.
Meta Description: [ iOpus Internet Macros - The first Macro Recorder for the Internet. Batch the Web! Surfing the Web is fun. But many tasks about surfing the web
are repetitious: Check on the same sites everyday, log in to various services, remembering passwords or testing your own web site. ]
Microsoft TechNet Security - Web Site Security - Provides technical how to information and links to other security resources.
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Northfell - Article on website hacking covering footprinting, IP scanning and an example IIS hack. Also has computer security weblog and an overview of BS7799.
Phrack: Against the System - Rise of the Robots - Michal Zalewski theorizes how Web crawlers can be exploited to inadvertently attack remote systems.
Shockwave Security Alert - Lists potential privacy issues or security holes created by Shockwave and solutions for them.
The Open Web Application Security Project - How to build, design and test the security of web appplications and web services
Meta Description: [ The Open Web Application Security Project: All things related to web application security ]
The WWW Security FAQ - Includes securing your server, protecting confidential documents on your site, safe CGI programming, client security, and privacy.
Total Simplicity - Total Simplicity is a full on technical company providing hosting, custom programming, security, and online stores.
W3C Security Resources - Provides an overview of web security and links to security initiatives such as PICS Signed Labels, and XML-DSig.
W3Schools.com: Web Security - Covers basic privacy issues.
Meta Description: [ Free HTML XHTML CSS JavaScript DHTML XML DOM XSL XSLT RSS AJAX ASP ADO PHP SQL tutorials, references, examples for web building. ]
Web Security: A Matter of Trust - Collection of original articles.
Meta Description: [ W3J provides resources and materials to support information technology governance. This section is dedicated to ITIL, the IT infrastrucure library ]
Web Spoofing - Full text of a paper discussing an 'attack' that threatens both privacy and data integrity. Written by Edward W. Felten, Dirk Balfanz, Drew Dean, and Dan S. Wallach. Available in various formats including PDF and Postscript.
WebAgain - Protects a web site from defacement and automatically repairs hacked pages.
Meta Description: [ WebAgain Protects Your Web Site From Unauthroized Changes. ]
World Wide Web (in)Security - Demonstrations of security risks and advice for safe use of a web browser.
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