Securing Web Applications provides guidance on integrating the OWASP Top 10 framework to mitigate common web application security vulnerabilities. It defines an application as user software made up of configuration files, programs, and data files that run on an operating system. Applications use the operating system for functionality and security, while also containing their own security features beyond the operating system. The document aims to teach best practices for securing web applications against vulnerabilities.
2. Objectives
The participant will learn more about:
How to integrate OWASP Top 10 to mitigate
Web application security vulnerabilities.
3. What is an application?
An application:
– Defined as user software
– Is made up of a number of files, including configuration
files, executable programs and data files.
– Is layered above an operating system and uses the
functionality of the operating system to deliver its
service.
– The operating system provides a number of
mechanisms used for securing the application.
– Contains security functionality that uses mechanisms
not residing within the operating system.
