Episode 135: Akamai's Ryan Barnett on WAFs, Unicode Confusables, and Triage Stories
Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast
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Uncovering Vulnerabilities in Web Applications
This chapter explores the accidental discovery of a cross-site scripting vulnerability on an online blogging platform, leading to discussions on user-generated content and third-party API interactions. It emphasizes the importance of security practices, highlighting the challenges smaller companies face with cybersecurity and the complexities of integrating analytics tools. The dialogue also touches upon the relationship between bug bounty hunters and web application firewalls, stressing the need for collaboration in vulnerability discovery.
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