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Web Application Security Every piece of information or facts is of utmost importance for any business. Therefore, improving web application security is essential because vulnerabilities in the app can lead to sensitive information being exposed or stolen. Here are some of the top practices for ensuring web application security that keeps your sensitive business data safe from threats. # Prioritizing your Web Applications # Find and Fix Vulnerabilities # Ensure to have a Strong Application Security Program # Use Cookies Securely
Prioritizing your Web Applications It is seen that most of the organizations are still unaware of counts of web applications they are using or where they are kept. Now, it is easier for an intruder to hack web application than before. Therefore, identifying & prioritizing your organization's app as per there importance is necessary. You can sort the applications into three categories - critical, serious, and normal and treat them accordingly.
Find and Fix Vulnerabilities As soon as a web application is available online, chances are more of becoming a target of cyber-attacking. Finding the vulnerabilities at the earliest is an important step to make your applications more secure. If you find the number of vulnerabilities in your web application than it is necessary to decide which of them are worth eliminating in the very first phase and fix them accordingly.
Ensure Having Strong Security Program One must ensure having a strong application security program in place as underestimating the necessity of web app security can be harmful. A single vulnerability in the web application can lead to loss of business data and can possibly cause negative publicity or can ruin the business reputation. Thus it is recommended to invest in a reliable web application development company who follows best practices can reduce threats.
Use Cookies Securely Another section about which many organizations forgot to look into at the time of considering web application security is using cookies. These are helpful for both businesses and users. But in many cases cookies can be easily controlled by hackers to gain unauthorized access. So, ensure your cookies does not store sensitive information in it.