Course Description
A number of high-level security controls such as web application firewalls and secure coding practices go a long way in securing web applications. Explore vulnerability scanning and penetration testing tools and procedures.
Learning Objectives
OWASP: Web Application Security
- adhere to secure coding guidelines at all phases of the SDLC
- describe how web application firewalls differ from traditional firewalls
- configure a web application firewall for a Microsoft Azure web application
- identify why malicious users and ethical hackers perform network and vulnerability scans
- recognize the importance of conducting periodic penetration tests
- perform a network scan using Nmap
- perform a vulnerability scan using Nessus
- test the security of a web application using OWASP ZAP
- discover and test web application security