Securing Web Applications, Services, and Servers Training and using AI in securing them
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Introduction This web service security course includes the OWASP top 10 most critical web application security risks and how to remediate them
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.
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 private–key 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 file–system 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 WS–Security 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