CSC-168intermediate

Network & Application Security: How It Works

Network and application security reduce the likelihood and impact of unauthorized access, data exposure, malicious input, insecure configuration, vulnerable dependencies, and design flaws. These practices protect websites, APIs, mobile backends, corporate networks, cloud workloads, CI/CD systems, SaaS platforms, and connected devices.

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Network and application security reduce the likelihood and impact of unauthorized access, data exposure, malicious input, insecure configuration, vulnerable dependencies, and design flaws.

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Applications cross trust boundaries whenever they accept data, call services, load dependencies, deserialize content, or access protected resources.

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