Illustration by Mark Todd In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook’s controversial Instant Personalization feature ...

Cross-site scripting comes in as a close second. Let’s take a look at how it works. XSS Scenario Let us suppose that you wanted to sell an Arduino on your favorite buy-and-sell auction website.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hackers love cross site scripting (XSS). The range of mischief they can cause and the information ...

Attackers are able to bypass the reflective cross-site scripting filter in Internet Explorer; a weakness that will not be fixed by Microsoft.

To protect yourself from cross-site scripting attacks, update your browser to the most recent version, with the most current security settings.