Application SecurityThe vast majority of high risk vulnerabilities are now found in externally facing web applications. Security testing is therefore vital.
Regular application penetration testing should be a natural part of the testing phase of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). An application security audit not only provides assurance of the design and implementation of the application but allows you to build up an interesting and helpful security database for the future.
Web application penetration testing, or web site ethical hacking, determines which third party software developers you can rely on to secure your site and will confirm which ones haves security as part of their SDLC. While knowing which developers you can trust is vital, application penetration testing should still be carried out on any major version releases as serious vulnerabilities can still appear. PCI compliance requires that web sites are not exposed to application issues such as SQL injection and cross site scripting which are open doors for many hackers.
Dionach discover serious issues such as SQL injection and cross site scripting in the majority of web application penetration tests that Dionach carry out. This is why ongoing and regular web application penetration testing is such a vital part of your defences.
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An application security audit covers many areas including web applications and client server applications which may have external exposure or may be part of the internal working of your organisation.
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Many of today’s systems are made up of one or more applications that may run on a variety of platforms and have a variety of front-ends. These applications may rely on different databases, linked networks and exchange information with each other and external third-parties which can open you up to Internet security issues.
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