SQL Tutorial – What is SQL Injection & Why It is Used
While learning SQL tutorial, you
must have gone through Sql injection. Ever thought what is Sql
injection and how it is useful in industries? SQL Injection is one of
the many web attack mechanisms used by hackers to steal data from
organizations. It is perhaps one of the most common application layer
attack techniques used today. It is the hacking procedure that
attempts to pass SQL commands via a web application for execution by
back-end database. If not sanitized properly, web applications may
result in SQL Injection attacks that allow hackers to view
information from the database and/or even delete/alter it.
When an attacker
knows that a system is open to SQL Injection, he is able to inject
SQL Query / Commands through an input form field. This is equivalent
to handing the attacker your database and allowing him to execute any
SQL command including DROP TABLE to the database. Firewalls and
similar threat detection mechanisms provide little defense against
such web attacks. Since your website needs to be public, security
mechanisms will allow public web traffic to communicate with your
databases servers through web applications.
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