Node.js Application Security

Course details

As a Node.js developer, youre entrusted to secure and safeguard your production apps against vulnerabilities and attacks that have the potential to bring down a business and cause irreparable damage. Businesses built in the cloud-native era should always strive to stay one step ahead of attackers whore always on the lookout to inflict damage. It is time to get hands-on and make your application more secure!

This course will empower you to strengthen & safeguard your application against a host of attacks and vulnerabilities. You will learn about passwords and the best practices to store them safely in a Node.js application. You will then see how untrusted data can wreak havoc in production, and how to prevent injection attacks on your database. We will then examine cross site scripting attacks (XSS) and cross site request forgery attacks and the ways you can protect your app against them. You will then get hands-on with transport security by implementing SSL/TLS on an Amazon EC2 server instance. Lastly, we will tackle Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks and learn to identify vulnerable NPM packages in your application. Every video in this course approaches a real-world problem, explains the reasons behind it, and guides you through solutions that you can implement easily.

By the end of this course, you'll be on your way to building a more secure Node.JS application that can easily safeguard your business and customers.

About The Author

Sachin Bhatnagar began dabbling with computer programming and graphics at the age of 14 on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum that ran the BASIC programming language. During the early 2000s, Sachin forayed into computer graphics and visual effects training and production. From developing world-class curricula to imparting training to over five thousand students in the classroom and over twelve thousand online, Sachin has actively contributed to fueling innovation, creating brand identities, and crafting innovative software solutions for corporate companies and individuals alike. He has also worked with one of Indias leading media and entertainment training companies as a vice president. Having said all this, Sachin's first love is coding and he strongly emphasizes its importance to one and all. His passion for education and his love of coding have culminated in several courses on technology. His expertise lies in JavaScript, Node.js, Vue.js, and chatbots; the list keeps growing all the time.