{"id":8079,"date":"2023-08-14T14:05:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T08:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=8079"},"modified":"2024-06-13T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T12:01:43","slug":"practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application","title":{"rendered":"Practices for Developing Secure Custom Web Application\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#Agile_Approach_to_Ensure_Web_App_Security\" title=\"Agile Approach to Ensure Web App Security\">Agile Approach to Ensure Web App Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#Web_Application_Security_Checklist\" title=\"Web Application Security Checklist\">Web Application Security Checklist<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#Why_Strong_Web_Application_Security_is_Critical\" title=\"Why Strong Web Application Security is Critical?\">Why Strong Web Application Security is Critical?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#1_Loss_of_Valuable_Business_data\" title=\"1. Loss of Valuable Business data\">1. Loss of Valuable Business data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#2_Decline_in_Revenue\" title=\"2. Decline in Revenue\">2. Decline in Revenue<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#3_Compromise_in_Client_Trust\" title=\"3. Compromise in Client Trust\">3. Compromise in Client Trust<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#4_Heavy_Business_Penalties\" title=\"4. Heavy Business Penalties\">4. Heavy Business Penalties<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/practices-for-developing-secure-custom-web-application\/#Final_Takeaway\" title=\"Final Takeaway\">Final Takeaway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Security to web apps is paramount. Here is how to ensure robust security through web app development practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The trend of using web-based application is continually rising. With the advent of supportive technology, the demand for services from a skilled <strong>web development company<\/strong> is on a rise too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In such a scenario companies need to promise robust security for clients seeking web app development services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Because web apps have critical business and client information, a robust security is needed to ensure that the data is being kept safe with the required layer of cybersecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Web applications, on a boarder sense form an important part of everyday business. These apps can help businesses target an increasing number of clients through various methods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Web applications can help interact with the clients to communicate with them, offer product support, and provide customized solution to their specific problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agile_Approach_to_Ensure_Web_App_Security\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Agile Approach to Ensure Web App Security <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Agile methodology allows working in small manageable schedule allowing product development and testing thoroughly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The methodology does allow businesses to collaborate, share progress of the project with others, team up to inform about quick details, and ensure data sharing while working together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The goal of agile for every <a href=\"\/mobile-apps\/\"><strong>web app development company<\/strong><\/a> is to deliver a secured application much faster and with fewer error.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Agile methodology itself ensure the development remains error free as agile itself allows teams to course-correct during the development process only.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Agile approach guarantees, the security of the web application has been taken into consideration right from the development phase, to ensure project success. In order to ensure the same, development team will partner with a security team allowing them to find out vulnerabilities through threat modeling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The threat modeling team takes an extended number of factors into account in order to ensure a robust security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The factors taken into consideration are:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Has the data been encrypted safely?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If the password policy is strong enough to confirm security?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If there are layers of security provided?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Whether or not the application is performing input validation?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Creating regular security checks is important to ensure the development is going forward in the right direction. These small security itineraries ensure the same while saving the time further that goes into testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Reputed companies offering web app development\u00a0plan such testing parallel to design and workflow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The approach not only allows testing parallelly but also saves time, effort, and resource planning to go back and forth from development to testing as the scope of the project grows further.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_Application_Security_Checklist\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Web Application Security Checklist<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As you begin the development process with the help of an app development company, ensure the following criteria are being made:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Planning the development thoroughly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ensuring services from a reputed mobile app development company<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Strategizing continuous app security testing in adavance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Conducting threat assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Implementing input validation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Using strong password<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Continuous monitoring for securing vulnerabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Strong_Web_Application_Security_is_Critical\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why Strong Web Application Security is Critical?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There could be critical consequences of not having web app security in place. Therefore, ensuring the same at the first place is much critical to the business. here are a few consequences of not having a strong web app security in Place.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Loss_of_Valuable_Business_data\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1. Loss of Valuable Business data<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Customers when interacting with the business trust them with their valuable information. This data needs security at every point. Even a minute security glitch can result in compromise with the business data, which may further result in heavy loss for the business and for the customers as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Decline_in_Revenue\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2. Decline in Revenue<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Not ensuring the safety of web app, customer data, and secured business information will ultimately result in massive downtime, leading to loss in sales and revenue. This can drastically damage the regular ongoing business operations, and the brand loyalty among the clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Compromise_in_Client_Trust\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>3. Compromise in Client Trust<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Web data breach can massively compromise customer data. This critical data can wrongly be compromised against customers. This scenario will lead to a critical situation resulting in customers\u2019 distrust in web app development services.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Heavy_Business_Penalties\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>4. Heavy Business Penalties <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Not securing business and client data can also result in heavy penalties for the business. There are standard data security norms that businesses need to follow in the wake of providing security to the business, customer data, and every critical information that must be secured.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Takeaway\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Final Takeaway <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The dynamics of <strong><a href=\"\/web-development\/\">web development<\/a><\/strong> and security practices keep on changing. Ignoring these critical business prerequisites will always have a negative impact on the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fortunately, there are skilled services available from experienced companies offering a bouquet of security services to ensure brand security and reputation as well.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[1287,1286,1284,1285],"class_list":["post-8079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-web-development","tag-custom-application-development","tag-custom-web-app-development","tag-web-app-development","tag-web-app-development-company"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8079"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9082,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8079\/revisions\/9082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}