课程: Programming Foundations: Web Security
The importance of security
- Security is an essential skill for all web developers to learn. If you're building websites of any kind, then you need it. Online threats are real, and the consequences of ignoring them can be serious. Security cannot be an afterthought. It has to be considered from the early stages of project planning to the launch of a website and beyond. Without a firm grounding, it can be easy to make mistakes that leave you vulnerable. In this course, we'll learn the fundamentals of web security to give you that grounding. I'm Kevin Skoglund. I've been a web developer writing code, and PHP, Ruby and Ruby on Rails for over 20 years. I know firsthand why security is an essential skill. I want to share what I've learned and help you to avoid common mistakes. I want your website to be secure. So let's get started learning the fundamentals of web security.