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Security Basics
The core ideas every builder needs: the CIA triad, threat modeling, least privilege, MFA and password managers, phishing, patching, the OWASP Top 10 (access control, injection, XSS), keeping secrets off the client, encryption and backups.
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Key idea
Prereqs: How the internet works; APIs & HTTP. Next: Cloud & Docker. Sources: OWASP Top 10 (2021 and 2025 editions); NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0; CISA 'Secure by Design'; IBM Technology security videos.Next: 1. Principles