Cloud and Ashes Press is an independent publishing initiative by Robert Lewis Thornton, dedicated to producing clear, practical resources for software professionals, developers, and technical writers.
We focus on:
- Trusted, high-quality content
- Clean, searchable formatting
- Portable, offline-friendly editions
Whether you’re at your desk or in the field, these resources are built to support your work — clearly, quietly, and without distraction.
Current Series
Selected OWASP Cheat Sheet Series (DRM-Free Kindle Editions)
Cloud and Ashes Press presents a three-volume curated, formatted Kindle series featuring the popular OWASP Cheat Sheets. Designed for clarity and offline access, each volume collects trusted AppSec guidance into a portable, readable format.
- Volume 1: Security Basics helps users understand:
- Attack Surface Analysis
- Authorization
- Cloud Architecture Security
- Content Security
- Database Security
- Denial of Service
- Drone Security
- Error Handling
- File Upload Security
- Forgot Password Guidance
- Input Validation
- Logging and Monitoring
- Mobile Application Security
- Software Supply Chain
- Threat Modeling
- Transaction Authorization
- Vulnerability Disclosure
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Volume 2: Web Security Basics is now online. It covers topics such as:
- AJAX Security
- Browser Extension Security Vulnerabilities
- Clickjacking Defense
- Cookie Theft Mitigation
- Credential Stuffing Prevention
- Cross Site Scripting Prevention
- Cross Site Leaks Prevention
- Cryptographic Storage
- Deserialization
- HTTP Security Response Headers
- Injection Prevention
- Key Management
- Mass Assignment
- Pinning
- Query Parameterization
- REST Security
- SQL Injection Prevention
- Third Party JavaScript Management
- Transaction Authorization
- Transport Layer Security
- Unvalidated Redirects and Forwards
- Virtual Patching
- Volume 3 is forthcoming. Hopefully it will be available by mid-October.
Each volume is:
- Published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License
- Carefully reformatted for readability and clarity
- DRM-free for accessibility and ease of use
About the Author
Robert Lewis Thornton is a professional writer and technical editor with over two decades of experience in software development. He created Cloud and Ashes Press to offer clear, accessible security resources for working professionals.