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Web Application Security: Automated scanning versus manual penetration testing

PublisherIBM
Format PDFDate added01 Jan 2008
Topics Security Applications, Security Management, Best Practices, Intrusion Detection Systems, Security Tools, Application Development, Application Security Tools
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Research has shown that a vast number of Web sites are vulnerable to application attacks, most occurring over HTTP/S protocols. There are two methods to detect Web vulnerability: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis. This white paper addresses and compares these two methods.

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