Cybersecurity Risks and Mitigation

What are the OWASP Top 10 Application security risks?

• Injection

• XML External Entities (XXE)

• Broken Authentication

• Sensitive Data Exposure

• Broken Access Control

What are the root causes of Injection?

• Insufficient input validation

• Improper use of interpreters

• Inadequate or missing security controls

What are the mitigation strategies for Injection?

• Least privilege principle

• Use secure coding practices

• Parameterized queries and prepared statements

• Input validation and sanitization

• Regular patching and updates

What are the root causes of Broken Authentication?

• Weak password policies

• Insecure session handling

• Vulnerabilities in authentication mechanisms

• Inadequate credential storage

What are the best practices for Session Management?

• Secure session storage

• Secure session transport

• Session expiration

• Session monitoring and logging

What are the mitigation strategies for Sensitive Data Exposure?

• Encryption

• Secure storage and handling

• Secure transmission

What are the root causes of XXE vulnerabilities?

• Lack of input validation

• Insecure XML parsers

• Inadequate server-side configurations

What are the root causes of Broken Access Control?

• Insecure direct object references

• Insufficient authorization checks

• Lack of role-based access controls

What are the consequences of insecure deserialization?

• Remote code execution

• Data tampering

• Denial-of-service (DoS)

What are common types of security misconfigurations?

• Default configurations

• Improper access controls

• Unnecessary services and features

• Outdated or unpatched software