Developing Secure Applications

There are many practices that should be followed by programmers to help mitigate security threats. This book explores some of the most common security flaws in program code and how these flaws are exploited by hackers. It examines security holes and discusses methods to avoid them or fix them. The book is divided into three sections, focusing on common programming flaws and how to avoid them, best practices in writing secure code, and the testing of applications for security vulnerabilities.