launched a new e-commerce site. It was a masterpiece of code—until a shadowy figure known as "The Script Kiddie" found a way to order 1,000 high-end laptops for the price of a single paperclip by simply changing a user_id in a URL.
: Leo had let users "talk" directly to his database. He learned to use "allowlists" and input validation, ensuring that only safe, expected commands could ever reach his system's core.
Attacks like SQL Injection, where malicious code is submitted to the interpreter. Insecure Design: Lacking secure architectural principles.
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