This talk walks through the basics of web security without focussing too much on the particular tools that you choose. The concepts are universal, although most examples will be in Perl. We'll also look at various attack vectors (SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, and more) and see how you can avoid them. Whether you're an experienced web developer (we all need reminding) or just starting out, this talk can help avoid being the next easy harvest of The Bad Guys.