The Rise of Everyday Hackers 126
An anonymous reader writes "Research suggests there will be a rise in everyday hackers. A simple Google search for 'SQL injection hack' provides 1.74 million results, including videos with explicit instructions on how to exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities. The ready availability of this information makes it possible for less technically skilled hackers to take advantage of this common flaw. Although SQL injection flaws are easy to identify and fix, Veracode found that 32 percent of web applications are still affected by SQL injection vulnerabilities. As a result, as many as 30 percent of breaches in 2013 will be from SQL injection attacks. The research also concluded that the leading cause of security breaches and data loss for organizations is insecure software. The report found that 70 percent of software failed to comply with enterprise security policies on their first submission for security testing."
Re:The rise of everyday... fuck, everything really (Score:5, Funny)
After setting off every TLA alert system to make a point on slashdot, user "rodrigoandrade" received a midnight visit and was never heard of again.
Re:Hacker = Script Kiddie? (Score:5, Funny)
Technically I am more of the old school definition of Hacker. And these criminals are actually crackers, and deserve to be punched in the face.
Oh all high and mighty Hacker, who broke into a website, made by some guy on a tight deadline, or is probably their first programming job. By using a SQL injection attack. How 7337 are they. By copying and pasting you have shown yourself to be some real computer wiz.
Sorry. I have no respect for these people. They just make the world a tougher place to live. Imagine how fast computers will be without layers of security to prevent people in breaking into their systems. But there are so many people who idealize these jerks think they are something special.
Re:Hacker = Script Kiddie? (Score:4, Funny)
"But there are so many people who idealize these jerks think they are something special."
Oh, yeah, script kiddies. All the girls want to have them and the guys want to be them.
Re:The word is cracker, not hacker (Score:5, Funny)
No, "cracker" is a synonym for "honky", although it's arguably correctly spelled "cracka".