Summary

You should consider the techniques described here and combine these with your own experience to create good security habits. Contrary to popular belief, creating secure applications requires very little extra effort. It simply requires a broader perspective and a bit of experience.

The following chapter discusses a few common attacks that Web developers face. These should help to broaden your perspective so that you are better prepared to anticipate the types of attacks to which your applications may be subjected.

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