Top 10 reasons Web sites get hacked; The week’s 25 most-read stories

Opinion
Oct 4, 20072 mins

* All the most-read stories of the week

BREAKING NEWS

TOP 10 REASONS WEB SITES GET HACKED

An OWASP report called “The Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Vulnerabilities” was issued this year to raise awareness about the biggest security challenges facing Web developers. Here are the top 10.

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NETWORK WORLD 360

WiMAX hype isn’t warranted yet, says industry group; SAP is teaming up with IBM and Sun to combine identity management software with tools that ensure proper segregation of duties, a necessary part of regulatory compliance; Google’s acquisition of e-mail security vendor Postini is paying off for Google Apps enterprise users. (6:49)

The top 25 most-read STORIES and BLOGS this week

1. Ig Nobel: Honoring weird science at Harvard13 free tools ease IT managementSolar hurricane rips off comet’s tail’Radical rethinking’ of Internet routing under wayThis year’s 25 Geekiest 25th AnniversariesFederal ‘fix’ knocks ca.gov for a loopVerizon FiOS installation sparks… nothing?IT pay falls shortStorm: the largest botnet in the worldTop 10 networkiest eBay oddities

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11. AT&T swears it’s not out to silence criticsTop 15 USB geek gadgetsMeet the other CiscosThe 16 greatest moments in Web historyWho will be the next Geek King (or Queen)?Top 14 VoIP vulnerabilitiesReview: 802.11n gearAT&T clarifies vague service-termination ruleFTC zaps spyware scamQuantum cryptography could be slowed by ‘dead times’

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21. Review: WAN acceleration offers huge payoffVerizon smokes out another familyJust how fast is the Internet growing?7 steps to take now for a better job in ’08NAC alternatives hit the mark

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