Web Application Security Assessment

Description: 25-Word Description Learn to help prevent, detect, and repair security breaches in your Web applications--before you deploy them. This invaluable reference details the logical, structured approach Microsoft uses to help secure its own Web solutions and infrastructure. 75-Word Description Now you can benefit from the many lessons Microsoft has learned about testing Web applications for security bugs. A must-have reference for every Web developer and tester, this book presents a structured methodology for identifying and addressing the most common, real-world security issues for Web applications throughout the development process. Written by the principal frontlines Web security assessment team at Microsoft, this guide walks you through each of the critical stages for security testing, including designing for and assessing security; identifying security vulnerabilities and executing the assessment; and enhancing infrastructure security before application deployment, with best practices to help lock down Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), and Microsoft SQL Server(TM). Get all the book's sample code via the Web--and easily apply this expert team's techniques and tools to your own programs. Positioning Statement: Examine Microsoft's structured methodology for reviewing Web applications for security bugs--from design to deployment--and apply practices and code to your own development efforts.Clarke, Justin is the author of 'Web Application Security Assessment' with ISBN 9780735619463 and ISBN 0735619468.