• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This lab challenges a learner to discover and exploit the use of a vulnerable and outdated component in an online banking application that fails to properly validate the supply chain. In this lab, the outdated web framework used has a known vulnerability to Denial-of-Service attacks that can shut down the entire server. After completing this lab, the learner will understand how adversaries can exploit any known vulnerabilities in underlying components of your application and best practices to avoid and mitigate them.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills required to:

  • Understand how adversaries can exploit any known vulnerabilities in underlying components of your application. In this case, the outdated web framework used has a known vulnerability to Denial of Service attacks that can shut down the entire server

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Risk Management
  • Software Development

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.