Securing Web Applications and APIs With Confidence [Webinar Sign-up]

The number of web applications and APIs exposed to the internet are growing exponentially. Unsecure web applications and APIs are low-hanging fruit that attackers are targeting to steal sensitive data. In a recent report “State of the Web Security for H1 2020,” CDNetworks highlighted that, in particular, web application attacks rose by 800%.

Legacy WAFs can no longer provide comprehensive coverage for cloud native architectures since attackers are looking to exploit unsecured APIs, Bad Bots, and more. Security, operations, and infrastructure teams require a holistic solution with comprehensive protection across the full application lifecycle.

7 Web Application Security Best Practices

Web Application Security has been one of the most significant parts when it comes to web app development. Developers need to make sure the security of apps as there is a substantial rise in the number of cyberattacks such as DDoS attacks that have been affecting the entire health of any site.

Factors like the rise of cloud platforms, use of open-source tools and technologies, complications of web apps, the increment in data processing needs, and an augment in the sophistication level of cyber attackers have led to an tremendously complex and challenging environment for IT security in any organization. As per Security Magazine, a cyber attack happens somewhere in the globe every 39 sec. As hackers are more interested on people’s confidential data and the cases of cyberattacks increase, it is crucial to make sure reliable security of your web application.

Why Framework Choice Matters in Web Application Security

One of the oldest clichés in web application security is that "it doesn't matter which framework you choose if you know what you're doing." In my experienced opinion, off the back of a career in the web security industry, this notion is completely false!

This blog post explains why.