{"id":3512,"date":"2022-01-13T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T13:55:55","slug":"how-to-prevent-against-sql-injection-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/how-to-prevent-against-sql-injection-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent SQL Injection Attacks 2022 – Secure SQL Databases"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/p>\n

There is only one reason why you landed on this page. To secure your database<\/strong>, right? Well, we have the best guide<\/strong> to show you how to prevent SQL Injection attacks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SQL injection that is abbreviated as Structured Query Language Injection is a hacking technique that was discovered some fifteen years ago and is still devastatingly effective today. It is considered as a top database security priority. This was used in the USA 2016 election<\/a> to compromise the personal data of about 200,000 voters. The SQL injection was also used against specific organizations like PBS, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Sony Pictures, Heart Land, Payment System, and even the CIA.<\/p>\n

SQL is a control and command language that is used for relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. Today as we have modern web development, these databases are used on the back end of the web apps and content management systems that are written in PHP, ASP.NET, and other scripting languages. So, from this, we conclude that both the behaviour and content of multiple websites is built on data in a database server.<\/p>\n

Any successful attack towards a database that is used to drive a web app or website such as the SQL injection login bypass attack gives the hacker a lot of power. From capturing sensitive information which includes internal business database commands or account credentials to modifying website content (defacing) is all they can do and maintain. The command list of SQL is probably the same as the command list of the database. It includes potentially catastrophic ones like the Drop table.<\/p>\n

Getting ready to secure your SQL Database<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first thing you need to do to prevent a SQL injection<\/a> attack is to see which applications are vulnerable. The best and easy way to do this is to activate your attacks to see they get successful or not. As SQL is a complex and challenging language, it is not a trivial task to construct code snippets that could be injected or inserted into a query in an attempt to compromise a database.<\/p>\n

Well, the best part about this is that all of this is not necessary all you can do is run an automated SQL injection attack tool, and that shall do all the work for you.<\/p>\n

We have one example that we can see here. It is Havij it is also a tool that was developed by Iranian security professionals. You can point this at a potential target, and Havij shall probe the site to determine what type of database is being in use. Based on this, it then builds specific queries to examine the characteristics of the database. Here little to no SQL expertise is required from the user\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

Havij<\/a> can extract fields, tables, and sometimes even full data dumps from a target. Havij is an error fixing feature that is used to help the user to remove some of the vulnerabilities that it finds. You can get Havij in a free version and also in the fully-featured commercial version.<\/p>\n

We also have other automated SQL injection tools that are SQLmap and jSQL. The Tyrant SQL is a GUI version of the SQL map. These tools are used to do a powerful SQL injection attack, one which would otherwise be limited only to experts, into the hands of anyone who feels to attack your apps. It is, therefore, best to test your applications with the help of these tools and then fix any vulnerability they find out before someone malicious finds them out.<\/p>\n

Check Also:<\/strong> How to Stay Safe from Ransomware Viruses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to Prevent Against SQL Injection Attacks to Keep your Databases Safe<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can prevent yourself from the SQL injection attack by adopting the following steps:<\/p>\n