Hacking websites with your company name
AI Summary
The video discusses the humorous yet alarming implications of company names that could pose security risks due to improper handling of HTML and script tags. It references the well-known ‘Bobby Tables’ joke, which highlights vulnerabilities in database queries through SQL injection. A British software engineer named his consulting company using HTML script tags, leading to concerns from the UK’s Companies House about potential cross-site scripting attacks. The video also touches on amusing anecdotes about security issues related to naming conventions, including a man who received thousands of traffic tickets due to a vanity license plate reading ‘null’. The overall message emphasizes the importance of sanitizing database inputs to prevent security vulnerabilities.