Apache Web Server Security
An increasing number of attacks on high-profile websites show that web security is still one of the most critical issues to be tackled by any business that has a web presence and conducts operations online.
If your web server and/or web applications are vulnerable to attacks, you can be giving a free access to hackers to access sensitive information stored in your backend database.
One of the elements of your network infrastructure that could be vulnerable to attacks is the web server program. A web server program or web server engine runs a service which listens for, and responds to, web requests made by users via their browser. The most widely used web server engines are Apache and Microsoft IIS. These web server programs could very well exhibit security flaws or vulnerabilities, which, for example, could allow a malicious remote user access to your operating system with privileges which are more wide-ranging than those normally provided to a web browser request.
Furthermore, Apache requires a server-side scripting engine (e.g., PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP) if the website is dynamic or if, for example, certain pages require the user to submit personal information such as their name, email address and credit card details. Web security best practice requires regular auditing to check for scripting engine vulnerabilities, as well as, ensuring that users cannot input character combinations that could exploit these or other weaknesses to eventually gain access to sensitive data.
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