Improve Web App Security With OWASP Tools And Strategies

Applications made specifically for web can be tricky and insecure. In fact, based on the array of projects available, it can be a surprise that new web applications get the due security they require. In comes OWASP, a collaborative, security-based organization made for helping improve the security of web-focused applications.

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) comes to the rescue of Web application architects with tools, frameworks, and guidelines to improve security in applications.

Security expert Mark Curphey founded OWASP in 2000. The project is supported by the not-for-profit OWASP Foundation and has five non-paid board members and about 130 project and chapter leaders.

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