{"id":39644,"date":"2021-09-29T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/?p=39644"},"modified":"2021-09-28T20:03:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T00:03:24","slug":"develop-secure-web-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simpleprogrammer.com\/develop-secure-web-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop Secure Web Applications – A Developer\u2019s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"developIn 2020, due to the pandemic, we saw a massive shift toward digitization. As a result, many organizations needed digital storefronts to offer products or services to their customers. The web application has been the vessel for such transformation. However, lack of security provisions can be a problem with such rapid adoption of digital transformation.<\/p>\n

The most significant impact of the shifting of digitalization has been on the business operations, which needed remote capabilities. In addition, collaboration over the internet through individual networks of employees has been affecting cybersecurity<\/a>. According to a Deloitte survey<\/a>, 47% of individuals who work from home can fall for phishing scams leading to massive data leaks.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the survey report also suggests that more than 500,000 people were affected by security breaches between February and May 2020.<\/p>\n

So whether you are developing web apps for enterprise-based use cases or e-commerce purposes, security is of utmost importance. In this post I\u2019ll share with you a guide on how to create secure web applications<\/strong> for your project.<\/p>\n

Web Application Security: Prudence<\/h2>\n

Before we take a look at security, first a quick refresher on web applications: A web application is a computer program that uses server side scripts for storage and retrieval of information, and client side scripts to present the information to users. Web applications run on a web server that can be accessed by a user through a browser using an active network connection. Examples include web mail, online auction, net banking, etc.<\/p>\n

The development of web applications<\/a> has several phases: design, development, and deployment. In addition, security requirements and their roadmap need to be integrated throughout the web application development process.<\/p>\n

Design Stage<\/h3>\n

At this point, your project planning team doesn\u2019t need to have complete knowledge of the security requirements, as several aspects of the architecture are not yet executed.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the most effective way to help your teams understand the security needs is to use threat modeling (TM). According to OWASP<\/a>, threat modeling is a process utilized to capture, organize, and analyze all the information related to the security of web applications. Applying this model to a web application helps to streamline data-driven decision-making, especially regarding security issues.<\/p>\n

A threat modeling process can also help prioritize security improvements<\/a>, integration of secure concepts at the design level, and implementations. Such a model can include:<\/p>\n