AppSec.fyi Hits 2,200+ Resources: What's New

Back in January I wrote about the launch of AppSec.fyi, the curated application security resource library I built and maintain. Three months later, I’ve added enough to warrant an update. What started as a clean list of links organized by vulnerability class has turned into something closer to a full reference platform. By the Numbers The resource count has crossed 2,241 items spread across 24 distinct categories. That’s a significant jump from the handful of core vulnerability classes I launched with. The original categories — XSS, SQLi, SSRF, IDOR, XXE, RCE, CSRF — are still there, but I’ve expanded into areas that reflect where application security is actually headed. ...

April 7, 2026 · Carl Sampson

AppSec.fyi: A Curated Collection of Application Security Resources

As security professionals, we spend a lot of time searching through resources, documentation, and references while working on projects or investigating vulnerabilities. I got tired of hunting for the same links over and over, so I built AppSec.fyi — a curated collection of application security resources that serves as the go-to reference I always wanted. What is AppSec.fyi? AppSec.fyi is a centralized hub that organizes security knowledge across multiple domains, making it easy to find authoritative sources and reference materials for common vulnerabilities and security topics. I describe it as “a somewhat curated list of links to various topics in appsec” — though that undersells it a bit at this point. ...

January 18, 2026 · Carl Sampson