Web Application Security

What You Will Learn

• 1 Learn the foundational principles of web application security, including how the web works, the threat landscape, and the attacker mindset.
• 2 Understand the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, their root causes, and how to recognize each one in real application code and configurations.
• 3 Apply injection attack prevention techniques, including defenses against SQL injection, command injection, and LDAP injection in web applications.
• 4 Explore cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, and implement effective countermeasures for both vulnerability classes.
• 5 Analyze authentication and session management weaknesses, and implement secure login flows, token handling, and multi-factor authentication strategies.
• 6 Understand access control and authorization failures, and design role-based and attribute-based access control systems that prevent privilege escalation.
• 7 Implement secure data handling practices, including encryption in transit and at rest, secrets management, and secure API design.
• 8 Discover security misconfigurations and supply chain risks, and apply hardening techniques to servers, containers, and third-party dependencies.
• 9 Build a secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) by integrating threat modeling, code review, and automated security testing into development workflows.
• 10 Apply penetration testing and vulnerability assessment techniques to proactively identify weaknesses in web applications before attackers do.
• 11 Analyze incident response strategies for web application breaches, including detection, containment, forensic investigation, and post-incident remediation.
• 12 Develop a security governance framework by understanding compliance requirements, security policies, risk management, and building a culture of security in teams.