Secure Java: for web application development

As the Internet has evolved, so have the various vulnerabilities, which largely stem from the fact that developers are unaware of the importance of a robust application security program. This book aims to educate readers on application security and building secure web applications using the new Java Platform. The text details a secure web application development process from the risk assessment phase to the proof of concept phase. The authors detail such concepts as application risk assessment, secure SDLC, security compliance requirements, web application vulnerabilities and threats, security.

Cover13; -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Part I: OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1: The Internet Phenomenon -- Chapter 2: Introducing Information Security -- Chapter 3: Introducing Web Application Security -- Chapter 4: Web ApplicationSecurityA Case Study -- Part II: FOUNDATIONS OF A SECURE JAVA WEBAPPLICATION -- Chapter 5: Insights into WebApplication Security Risk -- Chapter 6: Risk Assessment for the Typical E-Commerce Web Application -- Part III: BUILDING A SECURE JAVA WEB APPLICATION -- Chapter 7: Developing a BulletproofAccess Control System fora Java Web Application -- Chapter 8: Application Data Protection Techniques -- Chapter 9: Effective ApplicationMonitoring -- Chapter 10: Secure Coding Practices for Java Web Applications -- Part IV: TESTING JAVA WEB APPLICATIONS FOR SECURITY -- Chapter 11: Security Testing for Web Applications -- Chapter 12: Practical Web Application Security Testing -- Appendix A: ApplicationSecurity Guidelinesfor the Payment CardIndustry Standards (PCIDSS and PA-DSS) -- Back cover.