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Dennis Mirante, a new PhD student advisor working with Prof. Cappos, analyzed 34 recent password database compromises. The report highlights prevalent SQL injection attacks, lack of best practices, and insecure storage methods. Future work involves rail security collaboration to research infrastructure, security standards, and propose policies for mitigation.
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Dennis MiranteNew PhD Student Advisor Prof. Cappos
Work Accomplished • Technical Report With Prof. Cappos • Study on Password Database Compromises • Analyzed 34 Recent Password Database Compromises • Findings: • SQL Injection attacks are most prevalent and largely driven by vulnerable PHP applications • Only 33% of the sites utilized best practices to protect passwords: Use of salts and secure hashes • Approximately 20% stored passwords insecurely in plaintext • Many sites now moving to two factor authentication
Future Work • Rail Security • Collaborating With Outside Rail Security Experts • Researching Current Infrastructure As Well As Current And Proposed Security Standards To Assess Vulnerabilities And Possible Attack Scenarios • Propose Standards/Policies To Preclude/Mitigate them