Secure Your Node.js Web Application

Perform a Risk Assessment First

I know you’re itching to open your code file and get down to business, but you have a few things to take care of first. Before spending your valuable time and energy building a Fort Knox for your application, make sure you need to do that.

Yes, I’m telling you to perform a risk assessment.

A risk assessment determines which security measures you should implement and which you don’t have to. From a security perspective, implementing all defenses to the maximum level is always best. In reality, there’s a definite financial trade-off. Multiple methodologies are available on how to conduct a risk assessment, but here’s a brief overview of what the process entails, as shown in the following diagram.

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