Recent Project Showcase: Web Development and Security Enhancement
Project Overview: Over the past several months, we have been deeply involved in the ongoing support, website maintenance, and security enhancement of a web application for Herc-u-lift. This project included a series of critical tasks aimed at improving the app’s security and maintenance.
Key Responsibilities and Achievements:
- Regular Builds and Updates: Conducted multiple reviews of the app build and fixed issues with the build along the way. This keeps the codebase fresh and ready for work if the need every arises to implement a fix or new features.
- Comprehensive Security Audits: We conducted an extensive security audit encompassing:
- Examination of server logs.
- Ensuring the implementation security best practices.
- Review and update of third-party packages for security enhancements.
- Analysis of database tables for sensitive data handling and encryption.
- Inspection of application routes, controllers, and logic for any security oversights, particularly in authentication and authorization processes.
- Verification of SSL certificate setups and database connections for optimal security.
- Review application code for security issues.
- Creation of detailed documentation for deliverables.
- Code and Repository Management: Focused on maintaining clean and secure code repositories. This included ensuring no sensitive is exposed in the codebase.
- Server and Database Security: Conducted a review for any issues.
- Ongoing Maintenance and Planning: Regularly cleaned up pending tasks and prepared cards for future services, demonstrating a proactive approach to website maintenance.
Impact and Client Satisfaction: The Herc-U-Lift app has significantly benefited from these efforts, showcasing enhanced performance, tighter security, and a more streamlined user experience. Client feedback has been positive.
