1. SQL Injection Overview

According to OWASP Top 10 - 2007, the top three software security vulnerabilities are:

1. Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
2. Injection Flaws
3. Malicious File Execution

SQL injection is a relatively simple type of attack, and can be avoided with strict adherence to some basic coding practices.

In this lesson, you will learn how to:

	Explain what SQL injection is
	Describe the different categories of SQL injection attacks
	List the strategies that may be employed to avoid SQL injection attacks

Estimated time to complete this lesson: 45 minutes