Technical Mid Level

What are the most common security vulnerabilities in web applications and how do you guard against them?

Quick Tip

Name specific vulnerabilities and their mitigations. "I use parameterised queries to prevent SQL injection" is better than "I follow security best practices."

What good answers include

Strong answers cover OWASP Top 10: SQL injection (parameterised queries), XSS (output encoding, CSP), CSRF (tokens), broken authentication, sensitive data exposure, and insecure dependencies. Best candidates discuss security as a mindset throughout development, not a checklist at the end.

What interviewers are looking for

Every developer should have baseline security knowledge. Candidates who cannot name common vulnerabilities are a risk. Those who discuss defence-in-depth and security reviews demonstrate maturity.

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