The Manager's Guide to Web Application Security

1. Front Matter

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2. Understanding IT Security Risks

   • Ron Lepofsky

   Pages 1-11

3. Types of Web Application Security Testing

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   Pages 13-20

4. Web Application Vulnerabilities and the Damage They Can Cause

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   Pages 21-46

5. Web Application Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures

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   Pages 47-79

6. How to Build Preventative Countermeasures for Web Application Vulnerabilities

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   Pages 81-94

7. How to Manage Security on Applications Written by Third Parties

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   Pages 95-98

8. Integrating Compliance with Web Application Security

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   Pages 99-110

9. How to Create a Business Case for Web Application Security

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   Pages 111-130

10. Parting Thoughts

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    Pages 131-132

11. COBIT® 5 for Information Security

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    Pages 133-145

12. Experian EI3PA Security Assessment

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    Pages 147-159

13. ISO/IEC 17799:2005 and the ISO/IEC 27000:2014 Series

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    Pages 161-163

14. North American Energy Council Security Standard for Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC CIP)

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    Pages 165-176

15. NIST 800 Guidelines

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    Pages 177-178

16. Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard Template for Report on Compliance for use with PCI DSS v3.0

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    Pages 179-196

17. Sarbanes-Oxley Security Compliance Requirements

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    Pages 197-198

18. Sources of Information

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    Pages 199-200

19. Back Matter

    Pages 201-204

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The Manager's Guide to Web Application Security is a concise, information-packed guide to application security risks every organization faces, written in plain language, with guidance on how to deal with those issues quickly and effectively. Often, security vulnerabilities are difficult to understand and quantify because they are the result of intricate programming deficiencies and highly technical issues. Author and noted industry expert Ron Lepofsky breaks down the technical barrier and identifies many real-world examples of security vulnerabilities commonly found by IT security auditors, translates them into business risks with identifiable consequences, and provides practical guidance about mitigating them.

The Manager's Guide to Web Application Security describes how to fix and prevent these vulnerabilities in easy-to-understand discussions of vulnerability classes and their remediation. For easy reference, the information is also presented schematically in Excel spreadsheets available to readers for free download from the publisher’s digital annex. The book is current, concise, and to the point—which is to help managers cut through the technical jargon and make the business decisions required to find, fix, and prevent serious vulnerabilities.

Ron Lepofsky is the president of ERE Information Security Auditors, which he founded in 2000. He holds the CISSP and CISM security certifications and a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto. He has extensive experience managing the web application security audit process, advising senior management on remediating security weaknesses, and translating the technical findings of his auditor teams into actionable terms for management.