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OWASP: Threats Fundamentals
The OWASP: Threats Fundamentals course is part of a series of training courses on the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). This course covers the fundamental concepts and techniques to identify different types of threats. The course also teaches the students to improve the security by avoiding misconfigurations, data exposure and insecure cryptography.
Course Overview
The course requires basic knowledge of web applications and network security. Prior experience of working in a development environment is recommended but not required.
Learning Objectives
Understand the top 10 threats to any application
Learn and identify authentication and session threats
Avoid security misconfiguration threats
Prevent sensitive data exposure
Use function level access control to improve security
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
- Threat Analysis
Feedback
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