Web 2.0 Technology
Since its introduction in the 1980s, the World Wide Web has developed as sophisticated technology. During its inception, websites were only designed to help a few users in sharing information about their academic work. However, with the evolution of the user interface, during the last two decades, subsequent versions of the user interface technology brought new techniques and frameworks (Almeida, 2012). The new techniques were fundamental in powering the web into a hub of technology. As such, web versions like Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 provided web users with more dynamic features. For instance, Web 2.0 facilitated social media sites, hence allowing the users to create and share their content on the web through tagging systems and blogs (Ritchie, 2017). Consequently, the dynamics within the modern business environment, coupled with the need for expanded availability and high speed for a substantial number of users, forcing executives to employ web technology within their organizations.
Even though Web 2.0 technology provides users with a myriad of benefits like improving their experiences and enriching the internet, it has also brought several security concerns associated with the element of the user interactions with the web. Concerns were raised about how web 2.0 triggered unauthorized actions within the application and phishing (Darwish & Lakhtaria, 2011). In a bid to offer users a rich web experience, Web 2.0 sites have implemented lightweight user interface codes like AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Although these codes have enabled users to process a higher percentage of requests, it has made the websites vulnerable to malicious and unauthorized users (Ritchie, 2017). Therefore, to overcome this threat, Web developers must install appliances at the internet gateway. This would allow the systems to perform real-time code inspection of traffic flowing across the corporate network.
References
Almeida, F. (2012). Web 2.0 Technologies and Social Networking Security Fears in Enterprises. (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications,, 3(2), 152-156. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1204/1204.1824.pdf
Darwish, A., & Lakhtaria, K. (2011). The Impact of the New Web 2.0 Technologies in Communication, Development, and Revolutions. Journal of advance in information technology, 2(4), 204-216. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fe75/af214fdf787113399e0f174268a762e3267e.pdf
Ritchie, P. (2017). The security risks of AJAX/web 2.0 applications. Network Security, 2007(3), 4-8.