Web Security for Front-End Developers

Please note: this meetup is at our Rotterdam office!

Web security is not just for back-end developers!

Philippe De Ryck (Web Security Expert at imec-DistriNet Research Group, KU Leuven) explains why and how front-end developers should make sure their web applications are secure. He will cover practical attacks and review a few best practices that should not be considered optional anymore.

Our own Marko Malis will present a quiz to find out the current understanding of web security, followed by colleague Declan Rek, who will talk about the balance between performance and privacy when creating web apps.

Event schedule

18:00 Doors open, drinks

18:45 Introduction

19:00 What do you mean "Front End Security"?Philippe De Ryck

20:00 Break

20:15 Web Security QuizMarko Malis
20:30 Balancing Performance and PrivacyDeclan Rek
21:15 More drinks

PS We will not provide full catering for this event. Expect light snacks and drinks. There are many nice places to grab a bite nearby.

Speakers

Philippe de Ryck holds a PhD on client-side web security from the imec-DistriNet research group at KU Leuven. He is also responsible for the web security training program at imec-DistriNet.

Marko Malis works as a front-end developer at De Voorhoede. He specialises in (Node.js) APIs and Web Security.

Declan Rek is De Voorhoede’s web performance specialist and wrote a long article on how to boost performance on CSS Tricks (https://css-tricks.com/case-study-boosting-front-end-performance/).