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Security threats to an opt-in page??

by pronoun
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I'm thinking of starting up a simple direct email-opt-in website that sends emails about competitions... etc.
(Doing this as a project that I am able to complete, and learn through the experience).

I was wondering, what are the possible security threats that exist for an opt-in page that only requires an email address...

Thank you for your help!
#optin #page #security #threats
  • Profile picture of the author SeeSharp
    Hello pronoun,
    Your question depends on what is done with the data from that text field, be sure to secure your site for mysql injections and XSS then you should be save.

    Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author RobKonrad
    We need more information on the opt-in page... Made with Wordpress? Drupal? Plain html?

    Threats are mostly not against a single page, but against the whole web page setup / server setup in general. Your server might be hijacked - but if you go with the general wordpress installs etc. and keep your site updated, I wouldn't worry too much.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author webtechprodigy
    If you are referring to threats in relation to sensitive data and leads being leaked out, that is not an option. Since you will be using a third party email marketing solution like Mailchipm or Aweber and whenever a new user signs up, the email data is sent directly to the database of the email solution provider and so there is no security threat as the leads are not saved locally on your root drive or hosting account...
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