Security and Accessibility
Level of Education of Students Involved
Undergraduate
Faculty Sponsor
Nicholas Rosasco
College
College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)
Discipline(s)
Computer Science
ORCID Identifier(s)
0009-0005-4178-5419
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Symposium Date
Spring 4-24-2025
Abstract
As time progresses, the implementation of website security and accessibility are often seen as a priority for most website and application development. Website security focuses on the protection of the website, and web accessibility focuses on the inclusivity and usability for everyone regardless of their disabilities. Although thee two mostly have differing objectives, there is some significant overlap between the two when it comes to implementation. Something as simple as not having the appropriate headers on a website could lead to severe vulnerabilities that could lead to attacks such as Cross-site scripting or SQL injection, and also conflict with screen readers ability to read the header as well, causing issues for the visually impaired. A series of penetration and web accessibility tests were done to full stack applications developed by other fellow classmates, in order not to find any of these security and accessibility flaws, but how much they affect each other as well.
Recommended Citation
Nguyen, Ryan, "Security and Accessibility" (2025). Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 1399.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/cus/1399
Biographical Information about Author(s)
I am a computer science major with an interest in the field of cybersecurity. I aim to have a career in cybersecurity or software development of any kind. As I learn to develop and code applications, the necessity of security and accessibility for these applications only increases.