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Cross-Site Scripting Worms and Viruses: The Impending Threat and the Best Defense

WhiteHat Security whitepaper explaining XSS worm propagation through embedded HTML, DOM objects and XMLHttpRequest. It analyses the Samy/MySpace worm, compares its first-day spread with Code Red, Slammer and Blaster, considers third-party widget risks and recommends defenses.

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Cross-Site Scripting Worms and Viruses: The Impending Threat and the Best Defense
Researcher
Jeremiah Grossman
Published by
WhiteHat Security
Format
Whitepaper
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