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How secure is your Recruitment website? Part 5 - Cross-site scripting (XSS)
8:00am Tuesday 30 March 2010
Tags: cross site scripting xss insecure recruitment websites job board security how secure is your recruitment website defacement dmitry kulshitsky untrusted data

According to OWASP, cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws occur whenever an application takes untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation and escaping. XSS allows attackers to execute script in the victim’s browser which can hijack user sessions, deface web sites, or redirect the user to malicious sites. read more...


My job site has been hacked. What do I do?
10:16pm Sunday 05 July 2009
Tags: security job board malicious code insecure hacking personal information defacement privacy.gov.au information security security breaches recruitment website wordpress drupal google webmaster tools damage control

If you think your website is safe, think again. Over the weekend 6 job sites were hacked and defaced. One of the first things that comes to my mind when I see that horrible “You’ve been hacked” message is… I wonder what information has been stolen? passwords, contact details, resumes, credit card/banking details, etc. read more...