Web Application Security - Best Practices

In this video, you will learn what is Web Application Security and why is it necessary in today's world.

Web application security is a central component of any web-based business.

The global nature of the Internet exposes web properties to attack from different locations and various levels of scale and complexity. Web application security deals specifically with the security surrounding websites, web applications and web services such as APIs.

The concept involves a collection of security controls engineered into a
Web application to protect its assets from potentially malicious agents.

Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).

Web Application Security and OWASP - Top 10 Security Measures
Code Injection
Broken Authentication
Sensitive Data Exposure
XML External Entities
Broken Access Control
Security Misconfiguration
Cross-site Scripting
Insecure Deserialization
Known Vulnerabilities
Insufficient Logging & Monitoring.

Best Practices
1) Install Web Application Firewall
2) Data Encryption
3) Provide minimum authentication

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