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Web Security For Developers

Malcom McDonald

Published 2006

Website security made easy. This book covers the most common ways websites get hacked and how web developers can defend themselves. The world has changed. Today, every time you make a site live, you're opening it up to attack.

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#375 overall
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Demystifies common web attack vectors and provides practical defense strategies for developers.

Read this if

  • You want to understand common web attack vectors and defenses.
  • You need practical security advice for API design.
  • You are an intermediate developer securing web applications.

Skip this for now if

  • You seek advanced or niche security topics beyond common threats.
  • You prefer hands-on coding tutorials for implementing defenses.
  • You are focused on non-web security domains like mobile or network.
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