XSS stands for “Cross Site Scripting” which is one of the easiest ways to comprimise a website’s security. We’re going to look at a common XSS attack vector and show you how to test if your site is vulnerable.
This type of attack is performed by injecting javascript into a webpage. Let’s look at an example.
Imagine a webpage that asks the user to enter in some kind of search query and then it displays the query you entered… more
Search Optimization Introduction
Search Engines evolved from directories, a searchable datastore of webpage models organized by categories or keywords. While this sufficed for finding information that matched the text of your search query, the internet community was always aware that text matching alone wasn’t enough to ensure relevance. Something had to done, so Google developed a pagerank algorithm which revolutionized online search.
Fun Fact: Google was originally called ‘backrub’ but that name was later dropped in favor of a play on the spelling… more