Ebook: Web application security a beginner's guide
Author: Liu Vincent, Sullivan Bryan
- Tags: Application software, Computer networks--Security measures, World Wide Web--Security measures, Computer networks -- Security measures, World Wide Web -- Security measures
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
- City: New York
- Language: English
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Security Smarts for the Self-Guided IT Professional
"Get to know the hackers—or plan on getting hacked. Sullivan and Liu have created a savvy, essentials-based approach to web app security packed with immediately applicable tools for any information security practitioner sharpening his or her tools or just starting out." —Ryan McGeehan, Security Manager, Facebook, Inc.
Secure web applications from today's most devious hackers. Web Application Security: A Beginner's Guide helps you stock your security toolkit, prevent common hacks, and defend quickly against malicious attacks.
This practical resource includes chapters on authentication, authorization, and session management, along with browser, database, and file security—all supported by true stories from industry. You'll also get best practices for vulnerability detection and secure development, as well as a chapter that covers essential security fundamentals. This book's templates,...