In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, web security stands as a key priority. With cyber threats becoming increasingly sophisticated, the demand for skilled professionals in this field is soaring. Our Web Security course offerings gives you the opportunity to delve deep into the inner workings of the web, equipping you with the knowledge to identify and understand potential vulnerabilities. You will explore various website attack techniques, gaining an insight into the minds of cyber attackers. More importantly, you will learn essential measures to strengthen web security, ensuring that you can protect digital assets effectively. This course is designed to improve your skills Set yourself up in a field that offers significant career opportunities and growth. Seize the chance to play a key role in safeguarding online environments.
Web security
Cybersecurity
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand how the web works to identify potential security risks.
- To learn to recognise and describe common web security vulnerabilities.
- To identify various website attacks techniques and their potential impacts.
- To analyse measures to improve web security and protect data integrity.
- To develop strategies to mitigate the risks posed by common web attacks.
- To evaluate the the effectiveness of different web security measures.
- To apply web security principles to real-world scenarios and case studies.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1. HOW THE WEB WORKS
Introduction
HTTP and HTTPS protocols
Domains and DNS
Servers
Ports and other protocols
UNIT 2. WEB SECURITY
Types of web threats
Targets (I)
Targets (II)
Targets (III)
Targets (IV)
UNIT 3. WEBSITE ATTACK TECHNIQUES
Introduction
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
SQL Injection
Loss of authentication
Other vulnerabilities
UNIT 4. MEASURES TO IMPROVE WEB SECURITY
Secure server
Apache (I) Security
Apache (II) Security
NGINX
Other measures
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