Security Smarts for the Self‎-Guided IT Professional ‎"‎Get to know the hackers‎-‎-or plan on getting hacked‎.‎ Sullivan and Liu have created a savvy‎,‎ essentials‎-based approach to web app security packed with immediately applicable tools for any information security practitioner sharpening his or her tools or just starting out‎.‎‎"‎ ‎-‎-Ryan McGeehan‎,‎ Security Manager‎,‎ Facebook‎,‎ Inc‎.‎ Secure web applications from today‎'‎s most devious hackers‎.‎ Web Application Security‎:‎ A Beginner‎'‎s Guide helps you stock your security toolkit‎,‎ prevent common hacks‎,‎ and defend quickly against malicious attacks‎.‎ This practical resource includes chapters on authentication‎,‎ authorization‎,‎ and session management‎,‎ along with browser‎,‎ database‎,‎ and file security‎-‎-all supported by true stories from industry‎.‎ You‎'‎ll also get best practices for vulnerability detection and secure development‎,‎ as well as a chapter that covers essential security fundamentals‎.‎ This book‎'‎s templates‎,‎ checklists‎,‎ and examples are designed to help you get started right away‎.‎Web Application Se‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎