Securing Web Applications, Services, and Servers Training and using AI in securing them
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Introduction
This Full Stack Cybersecurity Training for Web Apps and Services course provides in-depth, hands-on experience securing Web-based applications and their servers. You will gain in-depth experience securing web services and learn how to integrate robust security measures into web application development process by adopting proven architectures and best practices.
This web service security course includes the OWASP top 10 most critical web application security risks and how to remediate them
By the end of the Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age course, you will be able to :
Implement and test secure web applications in your organization.
Identify, diagnose, and remediate the OWASP top ten web application
security risks.
Configure a web server to encrypt web traffic with HTTPS.
Protect Ajax-powered applications and prevent JSON data theft.
Secure XML web services with WS-Security
Day 1: Setting the Stage
Defining threats to your web assets
Surveying the legal landscape and privacy issues
Establishing Security Fundamentals
Modelling web security.
Achieving Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA).
Performing authentication and authorization.
Encrypting and hashing.
Distinguishing public and privatekey cryptography.
Verifying message integrity.
Day 2: Augmenting Web Server Security
Configuring security for HTTP services.
Managing software updates.
Restricting HTTP methods.
Securing communication with SSL/TLS.
Obtaining and installing server certificates.
Enabling HTTPS on the web server.
Detecting unauthorised modification of content.
Configuring permissions correctly.
Scanning for filesystem changes.
Day 3: Implementing Web Application Security
Employing OWASP resources
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) top ten.
Remediating identified vulnerabilities.
Securing database and application interaction
Uncovering and preventing SQL injections.
Defending against an insecure direct object reference.
Managing session authentication
Protecting against session ID hijacking.
Blocking cross-site request forgery.
Controlling information leakage
Displaying sanitised error messages to the user.
Handling requests and page faults.
Performing input validation
Establishing trust boundaries.
Removing the threat of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
Exposing the dangers of client-side validation.
Implementing robust server-side input validation with regular
Day 4: Enhancing Ajax SecurityAjax features.
Identifying core Ajax components.
Exchanging information asynchronously.
Assessing risks and evaluating threats.
Managing unpredictable interactions.
Exposing Ajax vulnerabilities.
Securing XML Web Services
Diagnosing XML vulnerabilities
Identifying nonterminated tags and field overflows.
Uncovering web service weaknesses.
Protecting the SOAP message exchange
Validating input with an XML schema.
Encrypting exchanges with HTTPS.
Implementing WSSecurity with a framework.
Day 5: Scanning Applications for Weaknesses
Operating and configuring scanners
Matching patterns to identify faults.
"Fuzzing" to discover new or unknown vulnerabilities.
Detecting application flaws
Scanning applications remotely.
Finding vulnerabilities in web applications with OWASP and third-party penetration
testing tools.
Best Practices for Web Security
Adopting standards
Reducing risk by implementing proven architecture
Handling personal and financial data
Managing network security
Modelling threats to reduce risk.
Integrating applications with your network architecture
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