The 10 Most Common Website Security Attacks (and How to Protect Yourself)

The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report made a startling revelation: Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for nearly one-fourth of the entire breach data set. Although not the most sophisticated threats, common web attacks like credential stuffing and SQL injection continue to wreak havoc on the cybersecurity landscape—just like phishing and emerging AI-based attacks—and for good reason. According to the DBIR, weak passwords are the main culprit for the success of these low-level attacks. This should come as no surprise: a study by Keeper indicates that three out of four people…