From securityboulevard.com
For as long as they’ve existed, web applications have been a favorite target for hackers. They are relatively easy to break and give hackers potential access to sensitive information as well as serving as an entry point to an otherwise well-protected system.
Last year, an investigation into data breaches by Verizon found that web applications are among the top three attack vectors across eight of the nine industry verticals studied. Moreover, web applications took the leading spot in four of those vertical sectors.