Karl Zimmerman is the founder and CEO of Steadfast, a leading provider of IT Data Center Services. Steadfast specializes in highly flexible cloud environments, robust dedicated and colocation hosting, and disaster recovery.

5 Security Skills Every Cloud App Developer Should Have

Talented cloud application developers are in high demand, but to build secure applications that protect their employer (and job), they need these vital expertise in cloud and server security.

Security Skills for Cloud Developers

The cloud brings enterprise-grade infrastructure within reach of every application developer. High-quality databases, frameworks, and tooling are freely available, making it easier than ever before to build powerful, custom applications. But building an app and securing it are not the same thing. Developers must also have a solid understanding of the security issues their app is likely to face.

Here are 5 skill sets developers need to build secure, cloud-based applications:

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