Web application  security process

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Web security, cybersecurity, or web application security is the way of protecting online services and websites from various threats exploiting the vulnerabilities associated with the codes of an application.

Common types of vulnerability

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

SQL injection

Remote file inclusion

Others

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What does Web Security Professionals do?

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– Find vulnerabilities in web applications, databases, and encryption. – Mitigate attacks by fixing security issues – Perform audits periodically to ensure best security practices – Deploy endpoint prevention and detection tools to prevent malicious attacks – Handle clean-up in case attacks happen – Work with other IT operations to plan disaster recovery. – Work with team leads and HR to educate all the employees to detect suspicious activities.

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Practices to secure web applications

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Using web application firewalls (WAF)

DDoS mitigation

DNS protection

Using HTTPS

Features should be reviewed during a web application security test

Application and server configuration  Input validation and error handling  Authentication and session management Authorization  Business logic  Client-side logic