Web Security and Web Application Security: Attacks and Prevention

The everyday life of a person goes on with the assistance of the internet at present. Without the internet, there is nothing that a person can do. As the days of the internet are evolving, the threats related to the internet are getting more rapid. Web applications are generally used over the internet which helps the users to provide their requested needs. As they are used over the internet, they are liable to many cyber-based attacks. Many security techniques have been developed over the years to build up the protection of web applications. Web application threats include both passive and active attacks. Prevention includes using various tools, applying security standards while building and measuring time-to-time risk factors, and acting based on them. In this article, we discussed some of the major threats to web applications and presented some better ways to ensure our web application is secure from the threats and vulnerabilities found on the internet.