Manager's Guide to Web Application Security

The Manager's Guide to Web Application Security is a concise, information packed guide to application security risks every organization faces, written in plain language, with guidance on how to deal with those issues quickly and effectively. Often, security vulnerabilities are difficult to understand and quantify because they are the result of intricate programming deficiencies and highly technical issues. Author and noted industry expert Ron Lepofsky breaks down the technical barrier and identifies many real life examples of security vulnerabilities commonly found by IT security auditors, translates them into business risks with identifiable consequences, and provides practical guidance about mitigating them.§§The book describes how to fix and prevent these vulnerabilities in a chart format. The book is current, concise, and to the point and helps separate technical jargon from the decisions required to find, fix, and prevent serious vulnerabilities.§§- Identifies in crystal clear chart form current vulnerabilities, how to fix them, and their risk.§§- Explains how to prevent vulnerabilities from occurring in the first place.§§- Glossary translates technical jargon into real-world business impacts and explains the relevance.§