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- initialism computing, Internet Cross-site scripting.
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- The term XSS was less than 6 months old WASC had been formed
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In this case, all we would be doing is writing out the word XSS, but we could do anything that a JavaScript is allowed to do.
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The one thing about the above paragraph that is potentially very sad is that he calls XSS bugfinders "attackers" - "amateur attackers" at that.
tssci security 2008
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CVE-2010-0817 SharePoint XSS Scorecard, - Summary Microsoft acknowledged the existence of a cross-site scripting (aka XSS) vulnerability in SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Services
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Obviously the best defense to XSS is to make sure that you always validate inputs from browser.
Java News, Java Updates, Java Articles, Java Help - javacrawl.com 2010
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HTML Purifier is a standards-compliant HTML filter PHP library designed to remove all malicious code (better known as XSS) with a thoroughly audited and secure yet permissive whitelist, and ensure standards compliance.
Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010
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HTML Purifier not only removes all malicious code (better known as XSS) with a thoroughly audited, secure yet permissive white list, it also makes sure your documents are standards-compliant.
Smashing Magazine 2009
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I've developed a new XSS scanner tool that's written in Javascript called XSS Rays for Microsoft.
doggdot.us 2009
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The missing man was last seen driving a 1983 Ford van with NC tag XSS-9216.
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"XSS" goes through all of the types of XSS (persistent, DOM, reflective), how to attack them, stealing cookies, and using BeEF for further infiltrating the browser.
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