A student has started studying cyber security at university and has been learning about Structured Query...

 

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A student has started studying cyber security at university and has been learning about Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQL Injection (SQLi) attacks. The student is curious about the vulnerability of popular websites and decides to test the security of some websites that they use regularly. The student tests the university website a banking website, as well as that of a popular online retailer. The student conducts the tests by entering various malformed SQL query strings to see if any sensitive information is revealed. During the tests, none of the sites respond to the SQL queries. a. Has the student committed a CMA Section 1 offence? Explain your answer. The maximum word limit for Question 5a. is 100 words. (5 marks) b. Has the student committed a CMA Section 2 offence? Explain your answer. The maximum word limit for Question 5b. is 100 words. (5 marks) C. i. Briefly describe what is meant by the term SQL injection (SQLi)? Name two different ways in which SQLi can be used by attackers. ii. Briefly summarise two preventative measures that can be used against SQLi. A student has started studying cyber security at university and has been learning about Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQL Injection (SQLi) attacks. The student is curious about the vulnerability of popular websites and decides to test the security of some websites that they use regularly. The student tests the university website a banking website, as well as that of a popular online retailer. The student conducts the tests by entering various malformed SQL query strings to see if any sensitive information is revealed. During the tests, none of the sites respond to the SQL queries. a. Has the student committed a CMA Section 1 offence? Explain your answer. The maximum word limit for Question 5a. is 100 words. (5 marks) b. Has the student committed a CMA Section 2 offence? Explain your answer. The maximum word limit for Question 5b. is 100 words. (5 marks) C. i. Briefly describe what is meant by the term SQL injection (SQLi)? Name two different ways in which SQLi can be used by attackers. ii. Briefly summarise two preventative measures that can be used against SQLi.

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a CMA Section 1 Offence No the student has not committed a CMA Section 1 offence The students action... View the full answer