SQL Injection attack redux

There is a new bout of SQL injection attacks making the rounds on the Internet right now, and some of these attacks are specifically targeted at sites running on ColdFusion. Check out a post from Ben Forta on the latest SQL injection attacks for more background.

What can you do to protect yourself? The best thing you can do is secure all of the variables in your database queries inside CF with the <cfqueryparam> tag. Using <cfqueryparam> will shut the door on random SQL strings being injected into your applications.

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