Even though it can be tempting to push off dealing with security (or avoiding it altogether), it's importance should never be underestimated.  An attack or even a request for a security audit by a customer can cost you time, money and potentially your company’s reputation.

About the Author

Gil Shabat is a co-founder and one of the managing directors of Novologies LLC (www.novologies.com), a small web development consulting firm located in the NYC metro area that focuses on helping various companies to plan & build their own powerful web applications, as well as on advising development teams on complex web development challenges.

Gil was one of the key people to architect and build Scopings (www.scopings.com), a new type of web product in the recruiting space, now in beta, and has helped to make it the powerful platform it is today.