Web dev security school

This week, we’re joined by Ron Perris, a Security Engineer at Reddit and software security enthusiast. Together, we dive into best practices and common pitfalls, covering topics from dangerous URLs to JSON injection attacks. Tune in for an educational conversation, and don’t forget to bring your notebooks!

This week, we’re joined by Ron Perris, a Security Engineer at Reddit and software security enthusiast. Together, we dive into best practices and common pitfalls, covering topics from dangerous URLs to JSON injection attacks. Tune in for an educational conversation, and don’t forget to bring your notebooks!

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Featuring:

Ron Perris – Twitter, GitHubAmal Hussein – Twitter, GitHubChristopher Hiller – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, Website

Show Notes:

10 React Security Best Practices Cheatsheet (by Ron Perris & Liran Tal)
ZAP - the worlds most widely used web app scanner
Loco Moco Security Conference in Hawai’i
Node.js Ecosystem Security Working Group
Node.js Security Bug Reporting
Node.js Hacker One Page
Node.js Third Party Labs Hacker One Page (now disabled)
Python’s Advocate Library - for making secure HTTP requests on behalf of a third party
DOMPurify - DOM-only, super-fast, uber-tolerant XSS sanitizer for HTML, MathML and SVG
ESLint Security Plugin
Content Security Policy

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!