{"id":500,"date":"2020-09-19T17:35:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T12:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedarsofttech.com\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2020-09-30T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T08:56:32","slug":"web-application-security-methods-and-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cedarsofttech.com\/blog\/web-application-security-methods-and-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Application Security: Methods and Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The software development industry has seen a phenomenal growth over the years &amp; software applications today have become an essential part in our lives. However the question is, are application security best practices put in practice to keep users safe from hackers and other digital criminals?<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Cedar Software Technologies, leading <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarsofttech.com\/\">Web Application Development Company in Kochi<\/a>,<\/span> has put together the top <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Web application security: Methods &amp; practices that you should be using for your company.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Track your Assets\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should know which servers or open source components you are using in your various web apps to help save headaches and disasters in future.\u00a0 Automating the tracking process will be a wise decision. Try to categorise the assets as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Encrypt your data<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should ensure to encrypt your data at rest and in transit. One of the A-listers on any application security best practices list! If there is any failure to properly lock down your traffic, it can lead to the exposure of sensitive data to cyber-attacks. Ensure that you are using SSL with an up to date certificate. Using HTTPS &amp; hashing is also good.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Conduct a Threat Assessment<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to figure out what the real threats are and how to take the edge off them. Seek out the paths hackers could use to breach your application. Check out if you have existing security measures in place to detect or prevent an attack, more or different tools are needed or not etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><b><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Stay updated with Patching<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patching is one of the most important steps to ensure the security of your software. Take steps to patch your operating systems with the latest versions for your security. You can patch your software with updates either from commercial vendors or the open source community that maintains projects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Strategize Remediation\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perform threat assessment based on the severity of a vulnerability (CVSS rating), how vital the impacted application is to your operations, and other diverse factors. Prioritize the most pressing threats first, considering the factors at play, and leave the low-risk ones for later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be realistic about expectations on your security! Even the maximum level of protection does not mean total safety from hackers. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarsofttech.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cedar Software Technologies<\/span><\/a><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the best <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web design company in Kochi <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">partners you with the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best methods and practices in web application security.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get in touch with us to know more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The software development industry has seen a phenomenal growth over the years &amp; software applications today have become an essential part in our lives. 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