Certificate in Web Application Penetration Testing
Certificate in Web Application Penetration Testing is a CPD certified online course accredited by The Institute of Continuing Professional Development in the United Kingdom. The course is tailor-made to prepare students for web application security positions and leading the web application security infrastructure that ensures their safety. Moreover, this online course provides a theoretical and practical learning framework that enables the student to advance professional development in web application penetration testing. In this CPD-certified online course, the students will be presented with a practical and hands-on approach on comprehending the OWASP Top 10 security vulnerabilities, initiating from the environment setup up to the complex security vulnerabilities that are to be exploited.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how to set up the environment for conducting web penetration testing on the OWASP Mutillidae II.
- Learn how to exploit Injection vulnerabilities for extracting data, bypassing authentication, etc.
- Learn how to implement authentication and session management functions.
- Understand the importance of properly securing sensitive data.
- Comprehend XXE, its associated risks, and the impact of an XXE attack.
- Understand how to properly implement all the security controls for server or web application.
- Learn about XSS and how to exploit the reflected, stored, and DOM XSS.
- Learn what causes Insecure Deserialization, its impact, and prevention measures.
- Understand the importance of Logging and Monitoring on web applications.
About This Course
The massive incorporation of web and mobile technologies has enabled organizations to improve capabilities, operations, performance, and output. The heavy reliance on web applications for organizations has increased the level of attention that must be paid to ensure the safety of web applications. This CPD-certified course focuses on teaching students about the operating procedure of an attacker and understanding how to use various techniques for detecting vulnerabilities in any application that they are tasked with testing. Hence, this course is designed to give students the skills that are essential for understanding web application security and its associated risks and threats.
By the end of the course, the student will learn how to perform penetration testing by exploiting the vulnerabilities provided by the platform, without causing any damage to the target’s existing system or data. This course is intended for web developers and web security professionals who wish to enhance their web application security skills and competencies.

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- Online course
- 3-4 days (self-paced)
- CPD Certificate
- 96 CPD hours/points
- English
- Introductory
- Lifetime access

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