Cyber security and protection of computer systems

Abstract

The work presents the methods for raising awareness regarding the safety of the Internet, i.e. the safety related to the production and maintenance of the web applications in order to preserve the reputation and to prevent loss of money as well as a leak of information through those web applications, to point out the dangers that the unprotected web application content and to join the theory with the practice in order to make the web application safer. The main purpose of OWASP TOP 10 is to educate researchers, designers, architects, managers, and organizations regarding the possible consequences of the most significant security weaknesses within the web applications. Top 10 offers the basic techniques for protection against these very dangerous problems and provides directions for further development and protection. The basic aim is to provide a high degree of protection and to take a holistic approach towards the safety problem resolution by continuous development and improvement of new protection mechanisms.

Keywords

• cyber security
• information
• web application
• safety flaws and ethical hacking