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Defensive Web App Security

From reactive patching to secure by design.

What is this domain?

In short

You protect websites and web applications against attacks. While the ethical hacker tries to break in, you build the walls that keep them out.

Which jobs belong to this?

  • Application Security Engineer
  • WAF Specialist
  • Secure Code Reviewer

Fits you if you...

  • you understand how hackers operate, but choose defense
  • you enjoy reading code and programming securely
  • you want to help a team build secure apps from day one

What do you learn here?

  • managing Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
  • applying secure coding principles (OWASP ASVS)
  • identifying and explaining security flaws in code

Specific pathways for this domain will be added soon.