Most Common Website Vulnerabilities and Attacks
Andrew D. Jenkinson · 2022
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks are one of the most, if not the most, common attacks, accounting for around 40% of all attacks. XSS attacks are not overly sophisticated however frequently used by many cyber attackers, typically using scripts that others have developed and that are readily available on the Dark Web Cross-Site Scripting targets users of websites instead of the website application itself. Phishing attacks are not directly aimed at websites necessarily but utilise email addresses. Cookies in the first instance can be harmless and were originally used to ensure the user experience was smooth and did not require repetitive logins and data repetition. More recently CSP has been added to bolster website security. The Internet is indeed an incredible tool for marketing, sales, product launches, communication and much more; however, it can and will bite hard and often does if left to its own, insecure devices.