Word of the day: SQL Injectionby the pureversity team
| word: SQL Injection | pronunciation: S-Q-L In-jek-shun | Definition :SQL injection is a code injection technique that exploits vulnerabilities in an application’s database by inserting malicious SQL statements into input fields.In the words of famous people :
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who do you think would be describing SQL Injection here?
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"SQL injection is like someone slipping a bad command right into your beautiful code. If you’re not securing user input, you’re leaving a door open for someone to break in."
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What percentage of web application attacks were caused by SQL injection in 2021?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about SQL Injection :
1.The most damaging SQL injection attack stole 1.5 billion records in just 4 hours
2.A single character in a SQL injection attack once caused $1.2 billion in stock market losses
3.Some SQL injection vulnerabilities have remained exploitable for over 15 years in legacy systems
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Word of the day: SQL Injectionby the pureversity team
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