An important aspect of database security is designing your applications to avoid SQL injection attacks. SQL injection is a form of web hacking whereby SQL statements are specified in the fields of a ...

Hackers are striking databases in record numbers, trying to pilfer a rich trove of personal and financial data, a security vendor said today. SecureWorks Inc., based in Atlanta, is detecting up to ...

Hackers are striking databases in record numbers, trying to pilfer a rich trove of personal and financial data, a security vendor said Wednesday. SecureWorks, based in Atlanta, is detecting up to ...

After all of these years, SQL injection vulnerabilities still stand as an old reliable for attackers seeking to break into corporate databases. "SQL injection is still out there for one simple reason: ...

Cybercriminals use SQL injection to target both external websites and internal databases when seeking data for identity theft and other black market activities, GreenSQL said. Public websites are ...

Retail and other industries that accept payment cards for transactions say the infamous SQL injection attack is either intensifying or remaining status quo. In a new Ponemon Institute report on SQL ...

This week’s disclosure that the huge data thefts at Heartland Payment Systems and other retailers resulted from SQL injection attacks could finally push retailers into paying serious attention to Web ...

“Billions of people trust Chrome to keep them safe,” Google says, adding that "the primary new threat facing all agentic ...

A vulnerability in a web-based graphics system led to a breach of The Wall Street Journal’s network by a hacker, the newspaper acknowledged late Tuesday. The system was taken offline, and the ...

SQL is a convenient way to manage and query your data, but badly written queries can tie up your database. Here are seven common SQL traps and how to avoid them. Database developers have it tough.