Editing Internet security (section)

=== Application vulnerabilities ===
{{main|Application security}}

Applications used to access Internet resources may contain security vulnerabilities such as [[memory safety]] bugs or flawed authentication checks. Such bugs can give network attackers full control over the computer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms994920.aspx|title=Improving Web Application Security: Threats and Countermeasures|website=msdn.microsoft.com|date=14 July 2010 |access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Justice Department charges Russian spies and criminal hackers in Yahoo intrusion|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-charging-russian-spies-and-criminal-hackers-for-yahoo-intrusion/2017/03/15/64b98e32-0911-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?tid=ss_fb-bottom|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=15 March 2017}}</ref>