Create a Web Application Security Blueprint

You can’t hope to stay on top of web application security best practices without having a plan in place for doing so. All too often, companies take a disorganized approach to the situation and end up accomplishing next to nothing. Sit down with your IT security team to develop a detailed, actionable web application security plan. It should outline your organization’s goals.

For example, perhaps you want to enhance your overall compliance, or maybe you need to protect your brand more carefully. It should also prioritize which applications should be secured first and how they will be tested. Whether you choose to do so manually, through a cloud solution, through software that you have on site, through a managed service provider or through some other means.

Although each company’s security blueprint or checklist will differ depending on their infrastructure, Synopsys created a fairly detailed 6 step web application security checklist you can reference as a starting point.

Additionally, if your organization is large enough, your blueprint should name the individuals within the organization who should be involved in maintaining web application security best practices on an ongoing basis. Finally, be sure to factor in the costs that your organization will incur by engaging in these activities.