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Dublin - 9th October 2010

Colin Mackay

Colin Angus Mackay is a Software Developer from Edinburgh, now living in Glasgow. He was a Microsoft MVP (C#) for 4 years. He has worked with Microsoft Visual C++ since about Version 2.1. He has been playing with the .NET Framework and C# since it was in beta but has been using it commercially since late 2002. He originally started programming when he was about 9 years old, on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum with an amazing 48K memory! Naturally he went for a computing degree. After leaving university he co-founded a company that developed a GIS product but he is now develops software for the bridal- and formal- wear industry.

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SQL Injection Attacks and some Tips on How to prevent Them

In light of some recent events, such as the man who was convicted of stealing 130 million credit card details through a SQL Injection attack, it is imperative that developers understand what a SQL Injection Attack is, how they are carried out, and most importantly, how to defend your code against attack.

In this talk Colin Mackay will demonstrate a SQL Injection Attack on an application in a controlled environment. He’ll show you where the vulnerable code lies and what you can do to harden it.

Although this talk uses C# as the application language and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as the database engine many of the concepts and prevention mechanisms will apply to any application that accesses a database through SQL.

Sponsors

  • NDRC
  • thedigitalhub
  • Telerik
  • DevExpress

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