Securing Web Applications: OWASP Top 10 and Beyond
Securing Web Applications: OWASP Top 10 and Beyond Web applications face many threats in today’s digital landscape. A solid security plan starts with awareness of common weaknesses and a path beyond the basics. The OWASP Top 10 offers a practical, widely used list of high‑risk areas. This post explains each item briefly and adds practical steps you can apply in real projects. OWASP Top 10 at a glance: Broken Access Control Cryptographic Failures Injection Insecure Design Security Misconfiguration Vulnerable and Outdated Components Identification and Authentication Failures Software and Data Integrity Failures Security Logging and Monitoring Failures Server-Side Request Forgery Beyond the Top 10, security is not a single checkbox. It is a continuous effort that spans design, development, and operations. Focus on defense in depth, keep things simple, and reduce exposure wherever you can. Treat secure defaults as the baseline, not the exception, and prepare for incidents as well as prevention. ...