Editing Technology/Software Development/General knowledge/Security Best Practices (section)

== Protecting Against Common Attacks ==

1. '''Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks:'''

* Avoid XSS attacks by properly sanitizing and validating user input, encoding output, and using security libraries or frameworks.

* Use content security policies (CSP) to restrict the execution of untrusted scripts.

2. '''SQL Injection Attacks:'''

* Prevent SQL injection attacks by using parameterized queries or prepared statements.

* Avoid dynamically constructing SQL queries by concatenating user input.

3. '''Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Attacks:'''

* Protect against CSRF attacks by implementing CSRF tokens, validating the referrer header, and using POST requests for state-changing operations.

* Ensure that all requests with side effects are protected against CSRF attacks.

4. '''Security Updates and Patching:'''

* Stay updated with security vulnerabilities and apply patches and updates to your software dependencies and frameworks regularly.

* Subscribe to security mailing lists and follow best practices for updating and maintaining your development environment.