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The Security Of Network Security And Web Security

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The network security professionals across the globe have provided details about the attacks so that the security software can be improved, however there are some shortcuts that can improve the security for the time being or if the web host has a difficulty in procuring modern security software, these techniques can help the web host to increase the security of both the web server and clients that are connected to the web server.
The CRIME and BREACH attack both target compression that is either HTTPS or HTTP level, these attacks also work against a number of other compressions and connections but since HTTPS and HTTP are the most used compression levels, the security should be bolstered to protect them. The compression can simply be …show more content…

The security can also be bolstered by hiring alleged attackers that can point out the weaknesses that are exploited and then these weaknesses can be strengthened by the security professionals.
There are also various techniques that can stop the attacker to access the LAN router so that there is not attack initiated from the Wi-Fi of a client computer. The LAN router in public places are not extensively secure and the attackers either use these networks to initiate attack on others so that they cannot be traced or they can simply attack the users on this network to leak information that is important.
The protection of HTTPS connection should also be upgraded or security add-ons should be created to protect the integrity of the browser so that the client cannot be affected by the malicious JavaScript that is sent by the attacker. There are browsers like Chrome and Mozilla which are not affected from the attack as they have extensively worked together to ensure that security is not penetrated or bypassed by the attacker. The other companies should also work in cooperation with each other to ensure that their security is paramount and that attackers are minimised.
The JavaScript sends requests to a web server that is created by the attacker to capture the information from the client so the client also needs to employ security

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