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How to find and fix the top five Web application vulnerabilities
Tuesday September 28, 2004 (06:00 PM GMT)
By: Scott Shebby

Every IT manager knows the importance of keeping systems patched.
Applying the most recent patches for the server and all the software is
one of the most basic tenets of good security. Unfortunately, even if
you keep all of your servers and application patched, you still won't be
safe from hackers. The most overlooked and misunderstood vulnerabilities
on servers are undoubtedly Web application vulnerabilities. Here are the
five most common Web application vulnerabilities, based on ScanAlert's
daily experience auditing and certifying the security of thousands of
Web sites.

http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/09/17/1527247.shtml