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You Will Learn How To
- Implement and test secure Web applications in your organisation
- Identify, diagnose and correct the most serious Web application vulnerabilities
- Configure a Web server to encrypt Web traffic with HTTPS
- Protect Ajax-powered Web 2.0 applications
- Secure XML Web services with WS-Security
- Audit Web application security with manual and automated scanning
Course Benefits Cybersecurity is a serious challenge today as attackers specifically target Web application vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to obtain confidential information and compromise organisational integrity. As a result, organisations must integrate robust security measures into the Web application development process. This course provides in-depth, hands-on experience securing Web-based applications and host servers.
Who Should Attend Those who want to implement, test and deploy secure Web applications. Basic knowledge of Web application operation and Web server administration is assumed. Web application development and security knowledge are helpful but not required.
Hands-On Training Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises based on an evolving case study provide you with practical experience in securing applications. Exercises include:
- Creating a trust boundary with proper input validation
- Avoiding cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF/XSRF)
- Preventing SQL injection vulnerabilities
- Implementing URL access restrictions
- Detecting unauthorised file system modification
- Enabling HTTPS on a Web server
- Protecting Web services with WS-Security
- Identifying vulnerabilities with an application scanner
Course Content Setting the Stage
- Defining threats to your Web assets
- Surveying the legal landscape and privacy issues
- Exploring common vulnerabilities
Establishing Security Fundamentals
Modelling Web security
- Achieving confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA)
- Performing authentication and authorisation
Encrypting and hashing
- Distinguishing public- and private-key cryptography
- Verifying message integrity with message digests, digital signatures and digital certificates
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
- Protecting the exchange of credentials
Detecting unauthorised modification of content
- Configuring permissions correctly
- Scanning for file-system changes
Implementing Web Application Security
Employing OWASP resources
- The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten
- Recognising cybersecurity risks
- Remediating identified vulnerabilities
Securing database and application interaction
- Uncovering and preventing SQL injection
- Defending against an insecure direct object reference
- Limitations of encrypting database content
Managing session authentication
- Protecting against session ID hijacking
- Enforcing URL access control
- Blocking cross-site request forgery
Controlling information leakage
- Displaying sanitised error messages to the user
- Handling request and page faults
Performing input validation
- Establishing trust boundaries
- Revealing and removing the threat of cross-site scripting (XSS)
- Exposing the dangers of client-side validation
- Preventing E-shoplifting
Enhancing Ajax Security
Ajax features
- Identifying core Ajax components
- Exchanging information asynchronously
Assessing risks and evaluating threats
- Managing unpredictable interactions
- Exposing JSON vulnerabilities
Securing XML Web Services
Diagnosing XML vulnerabilities
- Identifying non-terminated 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
- Authenticating access to Web services
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
- Strategies for testing and scanning
- Testing Web applications with Netcat, Cryptcat and Wget
- Intercepting traffic with OWASP WebScarab
Best Practices for Web Security
Adopting standards
- Reducing risk by implementing proven architectures
- Handling personal and financial data
- Developing guidelines for logging
Managing network security
- Modelling threats to reduce risk
- Integrating applications with your network architecture
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Course Dates
UK Dates | | 1-4 May | London enrol | | 21-24 Aug | London enrol | | 4-7 Dec | London enrol | US East Coast Dates | | 2-5 Apr | New York enrol* | | 8-11 May | Washington, DC enrol* |
*New York and Washington DC Courses – Available online with a run time of 2pm to 9pm BST. For AnyWare enrolments, please register at least 10 days prior to the start of the course.
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