Web application security threats

Description

The attacks, vectors, emergent threats on websites, web applications and web services, the rankings of their severity identified by dedicated communities such as OWASP.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 2 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 4 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Ethical hacker
    Ethical hackers perform security vulnerability assessments and penetration tests in accordance with industry-accepted methods and protocols. They analyse systems for potential vuln…
  • ICT security technician
    ICT security technicians propose and implement necessary security updates and measures whenever is required. They advise, support, inform and provide training and security awarenes…

Optional for

  • ICT security administrator
    ICT security administrators plan and carry out security measures to protect information and data from unauthorised access, deliberate attack, theft and corruption. Other titles The…
  • Web developer
    A Web Developer is a technical professional who designs, builds, and maintains websites and web applications. They ensure that sites are visually appealing, user-friendly, responsi…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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