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Threat Analysis: What Is XSS?

In this video, Paulo Silva will explain cross-site scripting (XXS) and why it is important to understand how it can make your system vulnerable.

In this video, you will learn about Cross-site Scripting (XXS) and why it is important to understand how it can make your system vulnerable.

XXS attacks are characterized as injection attacks because they inject malicious scripts into benign, trusted networks. These attacks are prevalent. In this video, you will learn how they work and what flaws in a system can allow them to occur.

Investigate and share: Go to the OWASP XSS page to read more about XSS attacks. Before you move on to the next section, what questions do you have about these kinds of attacks?

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