Introducing Tanya Janca’s “Alice and Bob Learn” book series – a collection of two highly unusual textbooks that make secure coding and application security accessible to all. Tanya’s approachable writing style ensures that both beginners and seasoned developers can easily grasp complex concepts. “Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding” delves into popular languages like Python, Java, and JavaScript, providing invaluable insights on safeguarding frameworks like Angular, .Net, and React. Meanwhile, “Alice and Bob Learn Application Security” sheds light on crucial security measures vital for safeguarding applications and building practical security programs.
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Buy Alice and Bob Learn Application Security!
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- Indigo
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- Amazon.uk
- Amazon.in (India)
- Amazon.com.au (Australia)
Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding

PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK
Unlock the power of secure coding with this straightforward and approachable guide!
Discover a game-changing resource that caters to developers of all levels with Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding. With a refreshing approach, the book offers analogies, stories of the characters Alice and Bob, real-life examples, technical explanations and diagrams to break down intricate security concepts into digestible insights that you can apply right away.
Topics include:
- Secure coding in Python, Java, Javascript, C/C++, SQL, C#, PHP, and more
- Security for popular frameworks, including Angular, Express, React, .Net, and Spring
- Security Best Practices for APIs, Mobile, Web Sockets, Serverless, IOT, and Service Mesh
- Major vulnerability categories, how they happen, the risks, and how to avoid them
- The Secure System Development Life Cycle, in depth
- Threat modeling, testing, and code review
- The agnostic fundamentals of creating secure code that apply to any language or framework
Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding is designed for a diverse audience, including software developers of all levels, budding security engineers, software architects, and application security professionals. Immerse yourself in practical examples and concrete applications that will deepen your understanding and retention of critical security principles.
Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding illustrates all the included concepts with easy-to-understand examples and concrete practical applications, furthering the reader’s ability to grasp and retain the foundational and advanced topics contained within. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your knowledge; let Alice and Bob guide you to a secure and successful coding future.
Alice and Bob Learn Application Security

Praise for this book.
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Alice and Bob Learn Application Security is an accessible and thorough resource for anyone seeking to incorporate, from the beginning of the System Development Life Cycle, best security practices in software development. This book covers all the basic subjects such as threat modeling and security testing, but also dives deep into more complex and advanced topics for securing modern software systems and architectures. Throughout, the book offers analogies, stories of the characters Alice and Bob, real-life examples, technical explanations and diagrams to ensure maximum clarity of the many abstract and complicated subjects.
Topics include:
- Secure requirements, design, coding, and deployment
- Security Testing (all forms)
- Common Pitfalls
- Application Security Programs
- Securing Modern Applications
- Software Developer Security Hygiene
Alice and Bob Learn Application Security is perfect for aspiring application security engineers and practicing software developers, as well as software project managers, penetration testers, and chief information security officers who seek to build or improve their application security programs.
Alice and Bob Learn Application Security illustrates all the included concepts with easy-to-understand examples and concrete practical applications, furthering the reader’s ability to grasp and retain the foundational and advanced topics contained within.
Reviews: Good Reads, David Strom, Avast, Book Authority
Also available in Polish: Alicja i Bob Bezpieczeństwo aplikacji w praktyce
