Bun Security Essentials
Online Course & Book
Mastering Bun JavaScript Security practices: supply chain security, secure coding conventions, and applied API hardening techniques.
Available on January 2025
Join 430+ developers learning Node.js security skills
What do you get?
A 75 pages ebook and online course material with further updates expected. You'll understand Bun's security features, the vulnerable surface of the Bun runtime, and how to secure your Bun applications. Through-out our learning we'll also compare to Node.js application security practices so we can draw parallels and gain foothold of the exposed Node.js API security designs and pitfalls.
- Bun Security Essentials ebook & online course
- GitHub repository with Bun insecure code examples
- Exploit code snippets and code examples
- Node.js Secure Coding ebooks on 50% discount
- Cool ebook editions in Light & Dark mode
What you'll learn?
Stand out during your next job interview, impress your colleagues, and level up your career by learning how to secure Bun applications with this comprehensive educational course.
- Learn about Bun secure-by-default approach
- Learn about Supply Chain Security with Bun
- Learn how to protect against Path Traversal in Bun
- Learn how to protect against Command Injection in Bun
- Compare with Node.js secure coding techniques
A Proven Security Track Record
Through-out 2023 and 2024 I published a series of deep-dive 300 pages long books on Node.js Secure Coding
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Founder & Senior Fullstack Developer
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Principal Engineer @AND Digital
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Browser JS Application Security at MetaMask & LavaMoat
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AI app at TruthTorch.ai, ex-Apple Engineer
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CTO & Co-founder at Joggr
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Security Analyst at Shared Services Canada
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Head of Developer Relations & Community at Snyk
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Director, DevSecOps Acceleration at Snyk
I am just starting to read it now that I am doing security patching in Express. The book looks amazing! I mean... all the series is an amazing work, thanks a lot for investing the time to write them.
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Express TSC & Node.js Collaborator
Outstanding book, can't wait.
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TypeScript fanatic
On point content, short book just for my liking. I like the interesting facts in the middle and code examples are good. I like the approach of Risk -> Solution -> Implementation
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Full-Stack Engineer at Optmyzr
This was targeted at a perfect level for me, as someone who had exposure to these topics, had done some fiddling with helmet previously in node, but this was a great succinct guide to quickly and effectively teach "what" and "why".
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Software Engineer
2022 OpenJS World, Liran received the Pathfinder Award for Security
Liran is a tireless advocate for security in the JS ecosystem. He works hard to build bridges, educate developers about security issues, and support Open Source projects working to improve their security posture. Liran has served on the Node security team and is always available to support developers!
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JavaScript developers bought one of Liran's Node.js Secure Coding books
- 15.5%
Growth of CVE security reports published in 2023 vs prior year. Security is a growing concern for all developers alike (source: cve.org).
- 4x
2024 more than doubled its CVE security disclosures since 2021. More software leads to more bugs, which leads to more security bugs (source: cve.org)
About Liran Tal
Liran Tal is an accomplished software developer, respected security researcher, and prominent advocate for open source software in the JavaScript community. As an experienced author and educator, Liran has written several widely respected books on software security. These include "Serverless Security" published by O'Reilly, as well as the self-published titles "Essential Node.js Security" and "Web Security: Learning HTTP Security Headers". Liran's leadership in open source security includes significant contributions to OWASP projects, recording supply chain security incidents at the CNCF, and various OpenSSF initiatives. Currently, Liran is a developer advocate at Snyk where he empowers developers with the knowledge and tools needed to build and deploy secure software.
Security Analyst for the Node.js Foundation 🟩
In his role as a security analyst in the Node.js Foundation's Security Working Group, Liran reviewed hundreds of vulnerability reports for npm packages and established processes for responsible security disclosures and vulnerability triage 🏴☠️.
Recipient of the Pathfinder for Security Award 🎖️
Honored by the OpenJS Foundation with the Pathfinder for Security Award, Liran is recognized for his work advancing Node.js security.
Education is a core practice
Passionate about educating developers on application security and secure coding practices, Liran is a world-wide international speaker, workshop instructor, and author of several books on the subject. He occasionally speaks on software security topics at academic institutions, such as presenting to students at the Electrical and Computer Engineering School at Purdue University 🎓.
I'm a Security Researcher
An accomplished security researcher, Liran has disclosed security vulnerabilities in various open source software projects, including being credited with CVEs to his name for vulnerabilities in npm packages with millions of downloads.
Award-winning GitHub Star 🌟
Liran received the GitHub Star recognition award from GitHub for his work educating and inspiring developers and actively advocating for web security.
Acclaimed Recognition at Black Hat
Liran's discovery in supply chain security research, including Lockfile Injection, was presented at the prestigious Black Hat Europe 2021 cybersecurity conference. Liran is also the creator of several developer security tooling projects such as npq, is-website-vulnerable, and snync, which help developers and enterprises defend against dependency confusion attacks.
Frequently
asked questions
Bun Security Essentials is a deep-dive guide to securing your Bun applications, on specifically curated application security topics and security domain most relevant to software developers. It presents anti-patterns you should avoid as a developer and provides a collection of security best practices to follow, tips, and security considerations for securing your Bun applications.
My pledge to you is that in the next couple of years, as Bun unfolds and new security concerns are uncovered, you will receive future edition updates. I recognize that the Bun JavaScript server-side runtime is new and under active development. I will keep this ebook updated with the latest security practices and security vulnerabilities related to the Bun runtime.
The Bun Security course and book are expected to be published on 17th of December 2024. The book is likely to be released first and the course will follow shortly after.
Did you save up costs and pre-ordered it? Amazing! Expect an email update from me to land in your inbox with the download link to book and login information to the online course.
Secure the JavaScript Bun :-)
Everyone knows JavaScript, but not everyone knows how to secure it. Learn how to secure your Bun applications with a comprehensive educational course.