Insecure Trends in Web 2.0
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The document discusses insecure trends in web 2.0 applications, noting that while usability and simplicity are important, security ("keep it simple, stupid, and secure") has been overlooked. Several specific insecure practices are outlined, such as not requiring current passwords when changing them, excessive personal information sharing online, weak password policies, and overuse of external components, APIs, and widgets. The document argues these issues stem from a lack of security best practices and prioritization of speed and money over security in web 2.0 development.
Insecure Trends in Web 2.0
- 1. Insecure Trends in Web 2.0 Applications
- 2. It’s all about Web 2.0 It’s in everywhere This is the new way Second dot com craziness, and it’s not going to burst this time ...
- 3. Web 2.0 Trends Usability Simplicity Sociability Integration Outsourcing
- 4. Usability & Simplicity Instead of KISS - Keep It Simple & Stupid it should be KISSS - Keep It Simple, Stupid & Secure
- 5. Just “Stupid” Changing password without requiring the current one Guilty : Twitter Impact: Permanent account hijacking
- 6. Just “Stupid” – Password pls . “ Give me your hotmail password so I can send spam to your contact list ” Guilty : Bebo, Facebook, Diigo ve tüm diğer sosyal hoppalık içeren Web 2.0 uygulamaları What’s next? Websites will request password of our online bank? ( Wait ! It’s already done ! – mint.com )
- 7. Just “Stupid” – remember me “ Remember Me” functionality Guilty : Everyone ! Impact: Increasing the success possibility of Cross-site Scripting and similar session hijacking attacks .
- 8. Just “Stupid” – send it away Resetting passwords without requiring an extra information other than an e-mail Guilty : Everyone ! Impact: If victim’s e-mail compromised than all of his or her identity will be gone within minutes .
- 9. Just “Stupid” – password1 Limiting password length, not allowing user to choose secure passwords. Guilty: A Lot ! Impact: Forcing user to be insecure ! Really poor interpretation of KISS .
- 10. Sociability Kevin Mitnick gotta love Web 2.0 !
- 11. Social Attractions – Where were you last night? Too much personal information online. Guilty : Linkedin, youtube, twitter, facebook, blog s , the crazy guy who shot your photo and posted to flickr , “ transparent ” company blogs etc . Impact: Easier social engineering attacks ...
- 12. Integration – Get this API and hack me Overpowered API s , Facebook widgets , RSS madness ! Guilty : Facebook, Feedburner. Impact: Using API functionality to hack the website who provides the API .
- 13. Outsourcing Too much external component usage Guilty : Blogosphere, video embedding, flash embedding, widgets, stats, external javascripts ... All new websites . Impact: Increased attack surface , To able to make one website secure you have to secure 10 websites .
- 14. SSL ? What happened to SSL? Guilty : Gmail ( after 4 years they fixed ), and lots, lots of other Web 2.0 applications . Impact: Isn’t it obvious?
- 15. Did you say “Best Practice”? Agile Programming , Shorter Dead-line s , Fast development means more money , Lack of defined best practices about new technologies
- 16. Security doesn’t sell MS Vista proved it! Unfortunately, Web 2.0 is not an exception
- 17. Web 2.0 Followers Every single day new Web 2.0 startups are launching all over the world and they do follow all these bad practices, because big guys are doing them.
- 18. Security ... First make it secure , then make it Web 2.0
- 19. Questions and Discussion @fmavituna finished his talk, and waiting some question from the audience. (*) *not so obscure twitter joke
- 20. Thanks ...