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Volume 7 ,  Issue 2  (February 2009) table of contents
Web Security
FEATURE: Features table of contents
Pages 40-41  
Year of Publication: 2009
ISSN:1542-7730
Authors
Thomas Wadlow  Consultant
Vlad Gorelik  AVG Technologies
Publisher
ACM  New York, NY, USA
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ABSTRACT

Web browsers leave users vulnerable to an ever-growing number of attacks. Can we make them secure while preserving their usability?


REFERENCES

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1
Stamos, A., Lackey, Z. 2006. Attacking AJAX web applications. iSEC Partners; http://www.isecpartners.com/ files/iSEC-Attacking_AJAX_Applications.BH2006.pdf.
 
2
Wikipedia. Comparison of Web browsers; http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_browsers.
 
3
Wikipedia, HTTP cookie; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ HTTP_cookie.
 
4
Wikipedia. Phishing; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Phishing.
 
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Wikipedia. XMLHttpRequest; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/XMLHttpRequest.
 
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Zalewski, M. 2008. Browser Security Handbook. Google; http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Main.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.5 Security and Protection (D.4.6, K.4.2)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.4 Systems and Software

          Nouns: World Wide Web (WWW)


General Terms:
Design, Experimentation, Security

Collaborative Colleagues:
Thomas Wadlow: colleagues
Vlad Gorelik: colleagues

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