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The Dangers of AJAX
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04/05/2006, By Dave Greenfield
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If any technology is closely associated with the Web 2.0 phenomenon it's Asynchronous Javascript and XML aka AJAX. AJAX-based applications are all around us and in theory offer business low-cost alternative to collaborative applications.
Put up an internal site and with Mapable you can launch your own map-enabled chat rooms for free transform your company's Web sit with virtual worlds or just get rid of your Office applications with AJAX-enabled Word Processor and SketchPad.
And like any good Microsoft application AJAX-based apps may also form a vulnerability in the security fabric of your network. Navaho Gunleg reports on DarkNet about how a hacker could use AJAX-based applications to execute some malicious operation on a visiting PC.
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