Course

Common Attack Methods

Think like a hacker with this course on common attack methods used for pentesting, including attacking Web services, cross-site scripting and exploiting logic flaws.

Course description

Pentesters will often find themselves using hackers’ tricks in professional engagements. Take a closer look at just some of those tricks with this course on common attack methods. Beginning with a quick introduction to clickjacking, the course will take you through attacking Web services, cross-site scripting (often called XSS), directory traversal, local and remote file inclusion and more. You’ll also look at a hacker’s toolkit of useful programs and brush up on what you can do to secure Web apps.

Syllabus

Clickjacking

Video — 00:02:32

Attacking Web Services SOAP

Video — 00:03:11

Cross Site Scripting

Video — 00:09:00

Directory Traversal

Video — 00:03:16

Local and Remote File Inclusion

Video — 00:02:53

Other Web Attacks

Video — 00:07:56

WebApp Hacker Toolkit

Video — 00:02:48

Securing Web Apps

Video — 00:05:26

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