Some say that the best defense is a strong offense. In the
world of fraud prevention and online security, what better offense is available
than training your employees to look for the same vulnerabilities as hackers
and identity thieves?
Brian Leban of Google
made a post in the company’s Online
Security Blog this week revealing that employees of the online giant are
thoroughly trained to anticipate software vulnerabilities by learning the same
techniques used by cybercriminals to exploit web applications. To this extent,
Leban reveals the release of an educational “codelab” entitled “Web Application
Exploits and Defenses,” an interactive tool designed to allow engineers to
learn various hacking techniques through experience. The codelab is available
for use online, with an accompanying instructor guide available through Google Code University.
If you are concerned about the possible exploitation of
applications used by your business, we highly recommend considering evaluating
this and other Google tools for possible employee education.