Web attacks are nowadays one of the major threats on the Internet, and several studies have
analyzed them, providing details on how they are performed and how they spread. However …

Unlike a random, run-of-the-mill website infection, in a strategic web attack, the adversary
carefully chooses the target frequently visited by an organization or a group of individuals to …

As the web expands in size and adoption, so does the interest of attackers who seek to
exploit web applications and exfiltrate user data. While there is a steady stream of news …

Compromised websites are often used by attackers to deliver malicious content or to host
phishing pages designed to steal private information from their victims. Unfortunately, most …

Vulnerabilities in web applications expose computer networks to security threats. In fact, a
large number of websites are used by attackers as hopping sites for attacking other websites …

Client-side attacks are on the rise: malicious websites that exploit vulnerabilities in the
visitor's browser are posing a serious threat to client security, compromising innocent users …

Many malicious activities on the Web today make use of compromised Web servers,
because these servers often have high pageranks and provide free resources. Attackers are …

In the field of computer security, honeypots are systems aimed at deceiving malicious users
who launch attacks against the servers and network infrastructure of various organizations …

Malicious websites, when visited by an unsuspecting victim infect her machine to steal
invaluable information, redirect her to malicious targets or compromise her system to mount …

High-interaction honeyclients are the tools of choice to detect malicious web pages that
launch drive-by-download attacks. Unfortunately, the approach used by these tools, which …