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Security
Articles and guides about Security.
Web Application Security Checklist for Startups
A prioritized security checklist for web applications, the vulnerabilities that actually get exploited and how to prevent them without slowing down development.
Mobile App Security: A Practical Guide for Startups
A practical mobile app security guide covering secure storage, API protection, certificate pinning, and the OWASP Mobile Top 10, prioritized for startup teams.
Marketplace Trust and Safety: Protecting Buyers and Sellers
How to build trust and safety systems for your marketplace app. Covers identity verification, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, and content moderation.
OAuth and Social Login Implementation: The Complete Guide
Implement OAuth and social login correctly. Learn the security pitfalls, provider differences, and architecture decisions that make authentication reliable at scale.
Secrets Management: Keeping API Keys and Credentials Safe
A practical guide to secrets management for engineering teams. Covers common mistakes like hardcoded credentials, environment variables vs secret managers, rotation strategies, and CI/CD pipeline secrets.
How to Handle Data Deletion Requests Without Breaking Your App
A practical guide to implementing user data deletion that satisfies GDPR and CCPA requirements without corrupting your database or breaking dependent systems.
Adding Two Factor Authentication to Your Product
A practical guide to implementing two factor authentication in your web or mobile app. Covers TOTP, SMS, passkeys, and the UX tradeoffs that actually matter.
API Security Beyond Authentication: Rate Limiting, Validation, and Encryption
A deep dive into API security beyond authentication. Covers rate limiting, input validation, encryption, OWASP API risks, and production hardening techniques.
PCI Compliance for Apps That Process Payments
A practical guide to PCI DSS compliance for applications that process payments. Covers SAQ levels, tokenization, secure architecture, and cost breakdowns.
HIPAA Compliance for Health Tech Apps: Technical Requirements
Technical requirements for building HIPAA compliant health tech applications. Covers PHI handling, encryption, access controls, audit logging, and BAAs.
GDPR Compliance for SaaS: What You Actually Need to Do
A technical guide to GDPR compliance for SaaS companies. Covers data mapping, consent, deletion, DPAs, and the engineering work required to stay compliant.
SOC 2 Compliance for Startups: What It Costs and What It Takes
A practical breakdown of SOC 2 compliance costs, timelines, and technical requirements for startups. Real numbers and engineering decisions that matter.
Penetration Testing Your Own Application
A practical guide to penetration testing your application. What to test, how to scope it, which tools to use, and how to act on the results without breaking production.
Designing a Permissions System: RBAC vs ABAC for Your Product
RBAC and ABAC solve different problems. Learn which permissions architecture fits your product, when to combine them, and how to avoid rebuilding access control later.
Authentication Architecture: JWT vs Sessions vs OAuth
Choosing the wrong authentication architecture creates security debt that compounds. A practical guide to JWT, sessions, and OAuth for production applications.
CCPA Compliance for Software Products
A practical guide to CCPA compliance for software teams. What the law requires, how it affects your product, and the technical changes you need to make.
SSO Implementation for Enterprise Customers
Learn how to implement SSO for enterprise customers, from SAML to OIDC. Practical architecture decisions, identity provider integration, and pitfalls we have seen on real projects.
Designing User Roles and Permissions for SaaS Products
A practical guide to designing role based access control (RBAC) for SaaS applications, from simple role hierarchies to fine grained permissions.
Building Software for Regulated Industries
How to build software for regulated industries like healthcare, finance, and insurance. Covers compliance, security, audit trails, and the architecture decisions that matter.
AI Compliance and Data Privacy: What Your Business Needs to Know
AI compliance and data privacy requirements explained for business leaders. Learn what regulations apply, how to stay compliant, and what it costs to get it right.
How to Build a Telehealth Platform: HIPAA, Architecture, and Cost
A technical guide to building a telehealth platform that is HIPAA compliant, scalable, and ready for production. Architecture, cost, and real decisions covered.
Audit Logging: Building a Complete Activity Trail
How to build production grade audit logging that tracks every user and system action. Covers schema design, write performance, querying, retention, and compliance.
Building Fintech Software: Compliance, Architecture, and Cost
Building fintech software means navigating compliance, security, and complex architecture. Learn what it costs, what regulators expect, and how to ship without getting shut down.
We Got Hacked: What to Do in the First 48 Hours
Your business was hacked. Here is the step by step playbook for the first 48 hours: containment, investigation, communication, and recovery.
How to Build Software for Government Contracts
Learn how to build software that meets government contract requirements, from FedRAMP and Section 508 compliance to procurement timelines and security standards.