Web Application Security ( Web-based Application Security, Internet Application Security, and Internet Applications Security) Definition

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Web Application Security

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ALSO CALLED: Web-based Application Security, Internet Application Security, and Internet Applications Security
DEFINITION:

A CGI scanner is a program that searches for known vulnerabilities in Web servers and application programs by testing HTTP requests against known CGI (common gateway interface) strings. CGI, which is part of HTTP, is a standard method for Web servers to pass user requests to Web application programs and send data back from those programs to the user.

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Recent Vendor Reports on Web Application Security
Access Management in 2008: Challenges to Expect and how to Address Them sponsored by VeriSign, Inc PODCAST: Posted: 06 May 2008 \| Premiered: 06 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: This podcast presents an overview of access management technologies, emerging security concerns, and how your access management solutions can help your company stay ahead of today's security threats. TOPICS: Access Control \| Application Security \| Identity Management \| IPSec VPN \| Remote Access Security \| SSL VPN \| SSO \| Web Application Security

PCI Compliance Cut Costs, Not Corners with Third Brigade® sponsored by Third Brigade WHITE PAPER: Posted: 29 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This white paper examines how your company can achieve PCI DSS compliance through deploying a host-based security solution directly to data servers instead of utilizing costly devices. TOPICS: Data Security \| Database Security \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Web Application Security

Evolving Work Habits: Changing Your Approach to Network Security sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: The new center of enterprise IT security efforts is now everywhere - every server and desktop, every network access point, every application and service, every user is the now at the center. TOPICS: Access Control \| Identity Management \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| Remote Access Security \| Remote Users \| VLAN \| Web Application Security

Improving End-User Performance by Eliminating HTTP Chattiness sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 SUMMARY: In theory, widely distributed remote and mobile users can access applications from anywhere, increasing convenience and productivity. In reality, portals, CRM, collaboration and other enterprise web applications are delivered over t... TOPICS: Caching \| Content Management \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Management \| Web Caching Appliances

Identifying and Caching Dynamic Web Applications: A Flexible Approach to Solving Performance Issues sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Sep 2006 SUMMARY: Dynamic Caching completely changes the caching model, making it possible to cache a much broader variety of content including highly dynamic web pages, query responses, and XML objects. This patented technology is completely unique to F5 an... TOPICS: Caching \| Content Management \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Management \| Web Caching Appliances

Improving Web Application Response Time with Application Delivery Networking Technologies sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 28 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle Portal, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, and Siebel CRM 7.7 are just a few of the dynamic web applications critical to today's organizations. This paper shows how today's web acceleration products redu... TOPICS: Caching \| Content Management \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Management \| Web Caching Appliances

SAP Replaces Previous VPN Technology with F5's FirePass SSL VPN Solution, Ensuring Secure Remote Access for Nearly 7,000 Users Daily sponsored by F5 Networks CASE STUDY: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2006 SUMMARY: This white paper examines how to provide a consistent and secure connection to your company's applications for remote users through SSL VPN technology. TOPICS: Application Security \| IPSec VPN \| Remote Access Hardware \| Remote Access Security \| SSL VPN \| Web Application Security

Podcast: Delivering Secure Content to Remote Mobile Users: How to Build a CDN sponsored by F5 Networks PODCAST: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Premiered: 28 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This podcast examines how an enterprise content delivery network (eCDN) can help your company distribute content closer to remote users while maintaining high availability, DOS protection, and compliance requirements. TOPICS: Content Networking \| High Availability \| Remote Users \| Web Application Security

PCI Compliance Best Practices sponsored by F5 Networks PODCAST: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Premiered: 28 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This podcast examines why meeting Payment Card Industry (PCI) security requirements for applications requires more than just a firewall and provides solutions for achieving compliance. TOPICS: Application Security \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Web Application Security

BIG-IP Application Security Manager™ sponsored by F5 Networks HARDWARE LISTING: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: The BIG-IP Application Security Manager delivers the industry's foremost comprehensive application delivery security solution with the option to deliver both application delivery and security together. The ASM provides application layer prote... TOPICS: Application Security \| Data Security \| Web Application Security \| Web Applications Architectures \| Web Applications Management

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WEB APPLICATION SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): …

The most significant limitation of GCI scanners is the fact that they often fail to detect the presence of vulnerabilities not previously defined. A more comprehensive program, called a Web application security scanner, seeks out and flags all anomalies, as well as known problems, within application programs.
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