Web applications are difficult to secure. This is a well known fact. Hardly a day goes by that we do not hear a media story about a data security breach at some commercial site. Part of the challenge of securing web applications is that platforms can differ so much and the typical web application functions on multiple levels, protocols and software stacks. To help companies and developers with the tremendous task of securing web applications, OWASP was formed. OWASP or the Open Web Application Security Project is a global 501(c)(3) non profit organization dedicated to making the… View full post »