Hack-proof Your Drupal App
Submitted by ebeyrent on June 9, 2009 - 20:06
Your session in a few words:
You will learn best practices you can employ right now to build secure Drupal application code that meets security compliance standards and maintain customer confidence.
Track:
Code it, test it, deploy it
Session Type:
Lecture
Level of expertise:
Intermediate
Language:
English Abstract:
What you don’t know can hurt you. Analysts estimate that 75% of attacks against web servers enter at the application, not the network level. As many as 15% of these attacks are due to poor coding practices. We'll discuss ways to secure your Drupal application.
Agenda:
- See For Yourself - demonstrations of application attacks
- Case Study: Secrets to Securing a Social Network
- Key Habits of Secure Drupal Coding
- Vulnerability Detection, Remediation, and Mitigation
- Security Resources for Drupal Applications
- Discussions
Goals:
You will learn best practices you can employ right now to build secure Drupal application code that meets security compliance standards and maintain customer confidence.
Resources:
Drupal.org
Drupal Security Team
Pro Drupal Development book
