The OWASP Top 10 Explained for Beginners: Your Complete Security Guide
Table of Contents
- What is OWASP Top 10 Security Risks Guide
- Why Every Developer Should Care About OWASP
- The Evolution and Impact of OWASP Standards
- Understanding Web Application Security Fundamentals
- The CIA Triad: Foundation of Security
- The Attack Surface Concept
- Defense in Depth Strategy
- Broken Access Control Vulnerability Explained
- Common Access Control Failures
- Real-World Impact and Examples
- Preventing Access Control Vulnerabilities
- Cryptographic Failures and Data Exposure Prevention
- Understanding What Needs Protection
- Common Cryptographic Mistakes
- Implementing Proper Cryptographic Controls
- SQL Injection Attacks Complete Guide
- How SQL Injection Works
- Real-World SQL Injection Impacts
- Preventing SQL Injection Effectively
- Insecure Design Patterns in Web Applications
- Common Design-Level Security Failures
- Business Logic Vulnerabilities
- Implementing Secure Design Principles
- Security Misconfiguration Vulnerabilities and Fixes
- Default Settings: The Hidden Danger
- Cloud and Container Misconfigurations
- Systematic Configuration Management
- Vulnerable and Outdated Components Risk Management
- The Dependency Problem
- Supply Chain Attacks
- Effective Component Management
- Authentication and Identity Failures Protection
- Common Authentication Weaknesses
- Multi-Factor Authentication Implementation
- Modern Authentication Best Practices
- Software and Data Integrity Failures Prevention
- Understanding Integrity Threats
- Insecure Deserialization Deep Dive
- Implementing Integrity Controls
- Security Logging and Monitoring Best Practices
- Critical Events to Monitor
- Building Effective Logging Systems
- From Logging to Active Monitoring
- Server Side Request Forgery SSRF Attack Prevention
- How SSRF Attacks Work
- Cloud-Specific SSRF Risks
- Defending Against SSRF