Node.js: Application Security
Secure your Node.js & Express apps! Learn common security vulnerabilities and practical fixes to protect your applications.
Course Content
Node.js: Application Security is an intermediate-level Pluralsight course taught by Jon Friskics. It runs 37m, is taught in English, and includes a certificate of completion. It is a paid course, first published October 2024.
Master Node.js application security with this comprehensive course! Learn to build robust and secure web applications using Node.js and Express. This course focuses on addressing the most prevalent application security vulnerabilities and provides practical solutions to protect your code.
You'll gain hands-on experience in:
- Preventing Injection Attacks: Discover effective techniques for preventing common injection attacks like SQL injection and command injection through robust input validation and input sanitization.
- Defense-in-Depth Strategies: Implement a layered security approach to mitigate a wide range of threats. Learn to use rate limiting to prevent abuse, CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection to safeguard against malicious requests, and Content Security Policy (CSP) to control the resources your application can load.
- Securing Your Server with HTTPS: Understand and implement HTTPS to encrypt communication between your server and clients, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity.
By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the essential skills and knowledge to develop more secure Node.js applications, protecting your data and users from potential threats. Improve your ability to write secure Node.js and Express applications.
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