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Learn application security in a practical way

When it comes to securing your organization’s cloud applications, your developers have the daunting task of creating modern, easy-to-use applications while ensuring all security protocols are properly in place.

In this eBook, IT professionals now have the opportunity to learn application security in a practical way by using sample applications. This book also focuses on teaching you the standards, protocols, and patterns implemented by most app security libraries.

Read on to learn more about making sense of application security by a top-down approach covering everything from monolithic apps to a collection of microservices.

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