MSDN Webcast: Preventing Attacks at the Application Level: Parameter Manipulation and Error Trapping (Level 300)  

“Parameter manipulation” is a familiar term to many developers, but few are aware of its exact meaning. This webcast demonstrates the tools and techniques for parameter manipulation and shows how a hacker can use them to exploit a Web application. Learn how to protect your code from these types of attacks using parameter validation methods like data conversion and regular expressions. This webcast also explains how a hacker can gather sensitive data using unhandled exceptions and common elements like error messages. You will learn how to prevent these attacks by appropriately handling errors and disabling default error messages.

Presenter: Dennis Hurst, Sr. Security Engineer, SPI Dynamics

Dennis Hurst, senior consulting engineer for SPI Dynamics, teaches developers about the importance of security and how to protect their Web applications. Dennis has more than 15 years of experience in information systems and application development, with expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex multivendor, multiplatform computer applications and networks. For the past three years, he has focused on developing tools that test and secure the HTTP protocol.

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