My topic is: Web security.

Running head: WEB SECURITY Name: Course: Tutor: University: Department: Date: Introduction Despite the heavy reliance on the World Wide Web in many fields of life, it is usually faced by numerous challenges that present themselves on the clients and server sides. The greatest challenge on the internet today is the insecurity for the documents and other informational resources shared on the web. In the recent past, the rate of attacks on information security systems has continued to evolve into technicality and sophistication. This paper will address the nature of web attacks on both the client and server sides, the seriousness of these attacks and any possible measures that can be taken to enhance security on the web. Nature of client and server side attacks The web attacks for both the client and server sides possess distinct characteristics. These characteristics define their nature and mode of activities within the networks and they're potential to cause detriment to the victims. These attacks are usually malicious. They are usually founded with a sole aim of harming the users and ruining the services of the server. They are also unique in nature. The web attacks are usually formulated in a manner to beat any underlying protection or defence of the clients or the servers. They do not duplicate or replicate from their previous versions but usually exist in a unique version at any particular time. The nature of web attacks can actually be likened with evolution or the biological mutation that usually produces more acute problems to beat the existing solutions. Web attacks have fixed patterns and attack signatures. The web attacks are also unprecedented. They are present themselves in forms that have not been experienced before. Above being unprecedented, the web attacks are usually sophisticated than the existing knowledge of the users at the time. These attacks present themselves as unknown mysteries and this makes it impossible for the victims to put in place protective measures before the attacks befall them. The web security industry has always acted on the already known web attacks after their effects are felt and have caused damage. The most detrimental web attacks are presented in unique ways to ensure that they are successful in the circumvention and evasion of the protection software. (Antivirus) (Darkmatters, 2014) Some examples of client side attacks on the web are: Eavesdropping attacks: These attacks involve the actions of an active or passive attacker who listens and masters the traffic on the network of the user. The attacker eventually learns such things as usernames, passwords and other sensitive information that enable him to spoof the network. The attacker is usually focused on obtaining the information sent on the victim network. Man-in-the-middle attacks: They are characterised by the presence of an active attacker who strategically positio...

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