A Security Baseline for Web Applications

Security is an ongoing practice built on updates, validation, authorization, secret management, and recoverable backups.

A practical framework

Validate input server-side and authorize every resource. Use security headers, rate limiting, and audit logs, and update dependencies through a reviewed and tested process.

Checklist

• MFA for admin accounts
• Secrets outside Git
• Tested backups
• Documented incident response

The next step

Choose one decision you can apply this week, assign an owner and success signal, then review the result before expanding scope.