The world of Web application hacking exposed

Protecting Web applications — and the customers who use them — from cyber attacks is the responsibility of every Web developer. McGraw Hill’s Hacking Exposed: Web Applications, Third Edition, by Joel Scambray, Vincent Liu, and Caleb Sima, exposes the thinking and tools of today’s hackers — and gives developers the insight they need to harden their apps.

This month, all subscribers may download — for free — Chapter 1, Hacking Web Apps 101, and get a better understanding of how hackers might steal your data. It defines Web hacking, delves into how and why Web apps are attacked, and explains application weaknesses hackers commonly exploit.

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