Application Security is a course that focuses on recognizing, avoiding and mitigating security risks for applications. Through this class, I have learned how to apply fundamental principles of secure software development in order to protect against application-level attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection.

I currently work in the information technology field and am responsible for developing and maintaining web applications for my organization. With what I’ve learned in Application Security, I am now able to understand how an attacker might be able to exploit flaws in our codebase or architectures that can lead to security breaches. This knowledge has enabled me think ahead when designing solutions so that it incorporates proper security measures such as input validation, authentications/authorization checks etc., thereby reducing the risk of potential vulnerabilities being exploited by malicious actors.