Whether you have your own personal web site or you're a developer guru, web security is an important issue that can't be overlooked.
Issues about security and availability range from those that are out of your control to simple precautionary measures that can be designed into your site.
According to the annual x-force report published by ISS critical security holes jumped 28 per cent in 2007 and network security analysts forecast that the web and other Internet services are increasingly the target of hackers, spammers, scammers and criminals.
In this article I'll delve into some of the issues concerning web security including: hosting, DoS attacks, webjacking, forum abuse, database security and online transactions.