SQL Injection Strategies: Practical techniques to secure old vulnerabilities against modern attacks

SQL Injection Strategies: Practical techniques to secure old vulnerabilities against modern attacks
15 July 2020
by: Ettore Galluccio ,Edoardo Caselli ,Gabriele Lombari Paperback: 210 pages
Publisher: Packt Publishing (15 July 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 183921564X
ISBN-13: 9781839215643
Book Description
Learn to exploit vulnerable database applications using SQL injection tools and techniques,while understanding how to effectively prevent attacks
SQL injection (SQLi) is probably the most infamous attack that can be unleashed against applications on the internet. SQL Injection Strategies is an end-to-end guide for beginners looking to learn how to perform SQL injection and test the security of web applications,websites,or databases,using both manual and automated techniques. The book serves as both a theoretical and practical guide to take you through the important aspects of SQL injection,both from an attack and a defense perspective.
You’ll start with a thorough introduction to SQL injection and its impact on websites and systems. Later,the book features steps to configure a virtual environment,so you can try SQL injection techniques safely on your own computer. These tests can be performed not only on web applications but also on web services and mobile applications that can be used for managing IoT environments. Tools such as sqlmap and others are then covered,helping you understand how to use them effectively to perform SQL injection attacks.
By the end of this book,you will be well-versed with SQL injection,from both the attack and defense perspective.
What you will learn
Focus on how to defend against SQL injection attacks
Understand web application security
Get up and running with a variety of SQL injection concepts
Become well-versed with different SQL injection scenarios
Discover SQL injection manual attack techniques
Delve into SQL injection automated techniques