Stephen Rees-Carter - Defending the Hornburg - Laracon AU 2025

In this talk, Stephen utilizes The Lord of the Rings' Helm's Deep as a metaphor to discuss key concepts in application security for Laravel developers. He covers the importance of layered security and defense in depth, emphasizing the necessity of backups, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and monitoring to safeguard applications. The session offers practical guidance on establishing secure defaults, implementing effective maintenance and updates, and preparing for incident responses, all aimed at building more resilient Laravel applications.