Hack Proofing your E-commerce Site: The Only Way to Stop a Hacker Is to Think Like One

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| 1. | I've heard that Server Side Includes are always a security risk and should never be included in a Web page. Is this true? |
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| 2. | I want to create a members-only area to my Web site for business customers with special needs. I plan to have a dialog box appear asking for a username and password. Is there a secure method of controlling access? |
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| 3. | I am responsible for creating an intranet site and later this year becoming the webmaster of a new e-commerce Web site. I have never installed and configured a Web server. I'm familiar with several operating systems and have no problem maintaining security on them. Which Web server should I choose? |
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| 4. | My company wants to implement its own Web server, and I'm responsible for choosing the server that we'll use. What should my choices be based on? |
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| 5. | I have heard that Java is 100 percent secure. If this is true, then why should I worry about which Java applets are used on my site or accessed by my network users who are on the Internet? |
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| 6. | What is the difference between CGI,... |