Explore the OWASP Top Ten Proactive Controls in this 50-minute conference talk by Jim Manico, VP of Security Architecture at WhiteHat Security. Discover essential software control categories that architects and developers should incorporate into every project, including Authentication, Access Control, Validation, Encoding, Query Parameterization, and Data Protection. Learn how to build secure applications proactively, covering topics such as secure requirements, architecture, and design. Gain insights into password defenses, multi-factor authentication, access control anti-patterns, content security policy, SQL injection prevention, XSS defense, encryption in transit, and application layer intrusion detection. Understand the importance of leveraging tools like the OWASP Java Encoder Project, Apache Shiro, and Google KeyCzar to solve real-world security challenges.