Application Security from Beginner to Advanced

Master Application Security from Beginner to Advanced

Modern software faces threats ranging from insecure code and broken access controls to vulnerable dependencies, API attacks, cloud misconfigurations, and software supply chain risks.

Application Security: Beginner to Advanced provides a practical guide to understanding, building, testing, and operating secure applications throughout the software development lifecycle.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Understand application security fundamentals and common vulnerabilities
• Apply secure software development and secure coding practices
• Perform threat modeling and security testing
• Secure web applications, APIs, mobile applications, and cloud-native systems
• Implement authentication, authorization, data protection, and secrets management
• Integrate security into CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows
• Manage vulnerabilities and respond to application security incidents
• Apply secure architecture and software supply chain security
• Build an effective application security program
• Understand the growing role of AI in application security

Written for beginners, developers, cybersecurity professionals, IT professionals, and experienced engineers, this book takes you from foundational concepts to advanced application security engineering.

Whether you are learning AppSec for the first time or strengthening an existing security practice, this book provides the practical knowledge and reference material needed to build more secure software.