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Website defacement.: D97-1/00-060-2020E-PDF

"This document introduces website defacement, which is a form of cyber attack on your website. Think of web defacement as virtual graffiti or vandalism. A hacker defaces a website by changing its appearance or content. Threat actors may be motivated to deface a website for various reasons, ranging from attempting to embarrass website owners or promoting alternative views. In some cases, a threat actor may deface a website by injecting malicious code that infects visitors' devices. Read through this document to learn how to protect your website against this type of attack."

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Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Communications Security Establishment (Canada), issuing body.
  • Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, issuing body.
TitleWebsite defacement.
Series title
  • Awareness series ; ITSAP.00.060
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
Later editionWebsite defacement.
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Défiguration de site Web.
  • "Canadian Centre for Cyber Security."
  • "Unclassified."
  • "May 2020."
  • Issued also in HTML format.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Communications Security Establishment = Centre de la sécurité des telecommunications, 2020.
Description1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages).
Catalogue number
  • D97-1/00-060-2020E-PDF
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