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Information Security Handbook
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Information Security Handbook

by Darren Death
December 2017
Beginner
330 pages
9h 1m
English
Packt Publishing
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Conducting a web application inventory

Understanding what web applications your organization has in its inventory is very important. Early in this chapter, we discussed the importance of developing a complete inventory so that we could better protect our environment. It will be very difficult to maintain an effective application security program without having detailed knowledge of the applications implemented throughout your organization. You should strive to answer questions such as:

  • How many total applications are in the organization?
  • What programming languages do they use?
  • What tier architecture do they use?
  • Where are they located within the enterprise infrastructure?
  • Who manages the applications?
  • What is the purpose of the applications? ...
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ISBN: 9781788478830