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Web security

Abstract

The following project is an understanding of the various security issues related to

modern day web usage. Websites have been used for very many purposes while they have

also introduced a lot of new possibilities and connections not possible previously. Through

these connections, the application of websites has made a lot of personal data vulnerable to

attacks. Most of the websites which have private logins to access products and services have

become vulnerable to attacks. The following report goes into an understanding of the means

in which traditional transactions have given way to modified means of carrying out them.

This report has a practical solution of code that is a software development standard which

shows how email verification feature can be used to protect user log in by confirming its

credentials. It then goes more in-depth into how security features should be upgraded and

used to protect data, store it and protected it to be used. The report shows why it is very

important for some online websites to use email or phone verification to confirm credentials.

Finally, it presents the threats that are being faced owing to this same thing and the way there

is a continuous evolution of risks and means to combat it.

Contents

Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... 1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 3

Planning ..................................................................................................................................... 4

Cybercrime ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....5

Expected outcome…………………………………………………………………………...8

reference…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9

Introduction

The way we look at communication had been changed by the advent of the internet in

the 1990s. However, the game of connectivity was taken one step further by the introduction

of website platforms like social networks and other interactive features that ensured

connectivity on the go at all times. As a result, the World Wide Web (a system of extensively

interlinked hypertext documents: a branch of the Internet (usually preceded by the) became the

point of access for people across the globe. However, it became the center for all knowledge

gained through study, communication, research, instruction e.g. factual data. Personal and

official that a person may get access to. The ease of use and the easy availability were factors

that led to a so many people using and publishing their businesses online (by means of using a

computer). While anyone could get access to the internet, some people have taken advantage

by using this opportunity to interfere with other networks online by either tapping their

information or hacking (replacement of a single course of stonework by two or more lower

courses) passcodes(a combination of numbers or movements on the screen that allow you to

use an electronic device) and interfering with online business such as the e-commerce stores(a

business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the internet).

Hosting of website applications (a program or group of programs designed for end users. is a

program or group of programs designed for end users.) has widely grown while the number of

people who are focused on through passing log in security credentials. Implementing the log

in strategy to prevent cybercrime (this is a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime

or is used as a tool to commit an offense.) is one of the most important things that should be

considered when giving the public access to an online site. It has been discovered that most of

the companies are using web services (this are services offered by an electronic device to

another device, communicating with each other via the world web) to better their delivery

services to their customer. Email (a system for sending messages from one individual to another

via electronic telecommunications links between computers or terminals using a designed

software) and phone verification comes in handy in every task that deal with credentials,

whether it be sending or receiving money online, getting access to an online business platform,

either an e-commerce site. Cybercrime is a new form of hacking that came to take advantage

of these online businesses like the e-commerce stores. Many people have now started storing

their special data such as bank data, passwords, official information or any other kind of vital

data online or the various clouds (this is any of the several, often proprietary, parts of the

internet that gives access to online processing and storing of information or data. It also gives

access to software online) that are accessible but these types of storage have often been messed

up with. While they were easy to use, they were even easy to look into without being authorized

by unethical hackers (a person using a computer to commit a crime or to get access to data that

he/she has no access to).

Planning

While there has been a rise in cybercrime, there has also been an increase in the

various measures (steps towards safety) taken to make website applications more secure or

freer safer from the unethical hackers. It would be more appealing to say that website

applications these days have advanced or come a long way from what they used to be in the

initial stages of their introduction in the market ( since the first website application to the

latest website application) (Espejo, 2013). Companies, institutions or organizations using

website applications and application developer organizations are always on the lookout

(engaged in the keep watch) for new threats (a declaration of an intention or determination to

inflict actions) that continuously linger about on the internet. While there has been a

considerable development of systems that create security for online, there needs to be a

constant development of such processes and systems (Ilyas and Ahson, 2006). This is

because while the security systems are developing, there is a massive network of unethical

hackers waiting to create means to hack the new systems. The organizations are and should

continue to follow the Kaizen methods to keep on improving the systems. While access to a

web application may apparently look safe, it is never so at any given point in time (Espejo,

2013). This is because the website application may have closed all the earlier points of access

but it still contains several loopholes that are being used by hackers to gain access to personal

data.

Cybercrime has so many reasons to which it is committed, these reasons include the

following:-Gathering Trophies (the need to be regarded as the best of the famous among the

commoners), General Mischief (the idea of a person being bad minded just concerned about

harming others), Financial Gain (some of the persons who do cybercrimes have the intention

the benefitting financially through either hacking into bank accounts of the victims).

Revenge (the hackers to do cause harm to the victims as a result of earlier incidences done to

him/her, Forging Documents and Messages (the hackers want to gain access to the main

document so that they can see how it looks and probably make another document that looks

exactly the same as the original one),the protest, Criminal activity for instance kidnapping or

theft

Identity theft; Becoming the victim of cybercrime can have long-lasting effects on your life.

One common technique scammers employ is phishing, sending false emails purporting to

come from a bank or other financial institution requesting personal information. If you hand

over this information, it can allow the criminal to access your bank and credit accounts, as

well as open new accounts and destroy your credit rating. This type of damage can take

months or even years to fix, so protecting your personal information online is an important

skill to learn.

Security cost; Cybercriminals also focus their attacks on businesses, both large and small.

Hackers may attempt to take over company servers to steal information or use the machines

for their own purposes, requiring companies to hire staff and update software to keep

intruders out. According to EWeek, a survey of large companies found an average

expenditure of $8.9 million per year on cybersecurity, with 100 percent of firms surveyed

reporting at least one malware incident in the preceding 12 months and 71 percent reporting

the hijacking of company computers by outsiders.

Piracy

The cybercrime of piracy has had major effects on the entertainment, music and software

industries. Claims of damages are hard to estimate and even harder to verify, with estimates

ranging widely from hundreds of millions to hundreds of billions of dollars per year. In

response, copyright holders have lobbied for stricter laws against intellectual property theft,

resulting in laws like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. These laws allow copyright

holders to target file sharers and sue them for large sums of money to counteract the financial

damage of their activities online.

Cybercrimes

Cybercrime cannot be completely eliminated but it can be minimized in the following ways:-

Refrain from opening e-mail and any other email attachments from unknown sources, Refrain

from executing.EXE or unknown files directly from your email, Make sure to use a firewall

to protect data from unauthorized sources, Make it a habit to buy application software or

system software from the real developers whose profile is known, have all your browsers

protected from pop-up Ads (advertisements)and Many of us are used to checking for viruses

and malware on our personal computers, but don’t realize that websites and web applications

are just as susceptible Having a backup, recovering from many types of common cybercrimes

often involves restoring your data from a point prior to the event in question. Not having

reliable and securely stored backups of your data is a significant liability, have an anti-

virus; Leading antivirus software can detect, remove, and protect your machines and network

from malware.house all your software and hardware in your house since Exploits in software

are very common ways hackers gain access to systems and sensitive data. Updating software

on network-connected machines should always be a top priority.

The chief aim of all cybercrime is financial; that is most crimes are committed with the aim

of getting more wealth. In relation to the research conducted by infosec institute in 2013,

cybercrimes that had already been committed, made up of 0.4% - 1.4% of the global Gross

Domestic Produce. This voluminous cybercrime scale impacted negatively on the economy,

and the present in virtually every developed or developing state or country.

Expected outcomes

What can be expected from the monitoring of possible threats in the future is the

development of new website applications that are more secure than earlier ones and would be

ready against future threats (Karimi, 2014). These software engineers or organizations

creating website applications and developing platforms need to be in constant search for the

loopholes that might be utilized by the hackers. Such a task needs a considerable amount of

foresight before they can be implemented. A level of preparedness that encompasses the idea

of what might happen and what tools might be used is the key to creating a solution and more

secure solutions for future use.

References

Espejo, R. (2013). Smartphones. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.

Ilyas, M. and Ahson, S. (2006). Smartphones. Chicago, Ill.: IEC.

Karimi, H. (2014). Universal navigation on smartphones. [Place of publication not identified]:

Springer.

Mobile media making in an age of smartphones. (2016). [Place of publication not identified]:

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