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Web Security Fundamentals

Overview

From an introduction to security breach issues, through to a review of security coding strategies and practical workshops, delegates will gain an extended knowledge to help them build web applications that are safer for organisations, their clients and the public to use.

Prerequisites

An understanding of web technologies What a scripting language is What a database is The difference between client and server side A general understanding of PHP (or similar language) An understanding of HTML Basic knowledge of SQL Basic knowledge of Javascript (although not compulsory)

Course Content

Introduction - What is web security?

What are websites and web applications?
Hello World! - Why is this the most secure web application?
Who poses a security risk?
Levels and severity of security breaches
Identification: Security breach consequences
Identification: Web security solutions
How to strike a balance between security and functionality
A practical exercise to define an imaginary web application and features which need to be considered for a security analysis.

Security Breach Targets and Techniques

A review of website system areas a hacker will target
Identification: The most common forms of attacks
A practical exercise to review website systems to identify how they could be hacked

Become the Hacker

Hacking a real application with cross site scripting (XSS)
Hacking a real application with SQL injection
Hacking a real application with form spoofing
Hacking a real application with session hijacking
Hacking a real application via the querystring
Hacking a real application via FTP

Securing Real Life Applications

Securing a real application against cross site scripting
Securing a real application against SQL injection
Securing a real application against form spoofing
Securing a real application against session hijacking
Securing a real application against querystring manipulation
An identification of security methods for FTP attacks

Become the Strategist

How to draw up a website system security plan
How to segment users into security categories
How to segment website system features into security categories
How to identify a plan to test web applications for security concerns
How to identify a strategy for maintaining security

Conclusion and Discussion

Existing common security threats
Future security considerations
Keeping website systems usable
A group discussion regarding issues specifically relevant to their work

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Course Booking Conditions

Duration

2 Days

Schedule

16/17 February 2009

Prices

£645

All the bookings come with lunch, refreshments, course notes and post training support.

Costs

Studio Vouchers: £420

Pubic & Private Training

This course can be run publicly or privately at Harleqin Training or privately at your site.