Threats and Solutions to Web Services Security
S.G. King · Network Security · 2003
It is difficult to sum up what a Web Service is in a few words. My own effort begins “A Web Service encapsulates a business practice and places it directly onto the Internet.” This brief sentence does no justice whatsoever to the power and flexibility of Web services, but does indicate the essential importance of the technology; i.e. the promise of fast-to-market solutions for businesses wanting to expand both their Internet product suite and their own internal network-based processes.