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MSDN User Group Tour

Location: Auditorium, Library 2nd Floor
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Topic: MSDN User Group Mini-Tour: Data Input Security
Adam Gallant, Microsoft Canada
msdn.microsoft.ca

There are many attacks against Web Applications which can lead to the hackers having full control of the Network. These attacks first begin by exploiting any common Data Input found on today's interactive Web Application, which can not be solved by encryption, Firewalls or the platform. These attacks can only be prevented by writing secure code. Most developers can write excellent code, but if they do not know how a hacker can exploit their Web Applications, then how can they write secure code.

Therefore, this workshop will provide solid and real world examples of how to attack Web Application such as taking advantage of:

  • Canonical Issues
  • In Depth Look at SQL Injection Attacks
  • Buffer Overflow
  • Cross Site Scripting
  • Replay Attack of Authentication Cookies.

Finally the workshop will cover how to write secure code that is necessary to provide the countermeasures required to prevent the above mentioned attacks.

Files: Powerpoint slides from Adam's talk


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