Web application security

Web application security refers to keeping your online activities safe from bad people who might try to do things like steal your information or damage your computer.

When you use the internet, you visit websites that are built using "web applications." These are special programs that run on a website, and they are used for things like online shopping, social media, email, and streaming video.

But just like with anything else, bad people might try to take advantage of these web applications to harm you or to profit from your information. That's where web application security comes in.

Web application security means making sure that these applications are designed and built with security in mind. This might involve things like using special programming techniques, testing the application for vulnerabilities, and keeping the software up-to-date.

For example, web developers might use tools like "firewalls" to block bad people from accessing your information, and they might test the application before it's released to make sure that it's not easy for bad people to hack.

As a user of web applications, you can also help keep yourself safe by being careful about the information you share online, using strong passwords, and reporting any suspicious activity to the website's administrators.