Monitoring Hacker Forums ADC Monthly Web Attacks Analysis, October 2012: “Imperva analyzed one of the largest-known hacker forums with roughly 250,000 members, as well as other smaller forums. Using search capabilities, we analyzed conversations by topic using specific keywords. We found:

• SQL injection is now tied with DDoS as the most discussed topic. Both topics got 19% of discussion volume. Last year, SQL injection was second with 19%, and DDoS came in first place with 22%. Ironically, of the $25 billion spent on software security, and we believe this means less than 5 percent of security budgets is allocated to products that cannot even
  recognize SQL injection attacks – let alone stop them. We believe this imbalance encourages hackers to continue to learn and deploy this attack method.

• Social networks today pose a major interest for hackers. They are becoming a prominent source of information, pictures, and potential monetary gain. Facebook was the most discussed social media platform, commanding 39% of discussions with Twitter a close second at 37%…”
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