Learning Path

Commonly Used Attacks

Learn about application vulnerabilities, attacks, attacking web servers, and more.

What you will learn

To outsmart hackers, you have to think like a hacker. Get into the hacker mindset with this course on application vulnerabilities, application attacks, SQL and code injection, attacking web servers and more. You’ll take an in-depth look at the tricks used to break or subvert multiple types of systems and follow that up with an examination of countermeasures for preventing these types of attacks.

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Syllabus

Hacker Mindset

Course — 00:36:23

Get into the hacker mindset with this course on application vulnerabilities, application attacks, SQL and code injection, attacking web servers and more.

Injection Attacks

Course — 00:38:52

This course provides and overview and examples of the most common types of injection attacks: command and SQL injection.

Credential Management Vulnerabilities

Course — 00:32:27

This course describes how poor credential management can make an application vulnerable to attack and how it can be exploited.

Exploiting Cross-Site Scripting

Course — 00:14:54

This course introduces cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and their exploitation.

Improper Error Handling

Course — 00:14:02

This course describes how poor error handling can be exploited.

Exploiting Cross-Site Request Forgery

Course — 00:12:08

This course introduces cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities and their exploitation.

Web Application Pentesting Skill Assessment

Assessment — 34 questions — 00:17:00

Security+ – Web Vulnerabilities

Lab — 00:30:00

Because of the need to be public-facing and the information they provide, websites and web servers are a common target of attacks. The path to exploiting these attacks is most commonly created by logical errors in development or using vulnerable software to aid in building up the website. What adds to the pool of possible weak points is the need to integrate several technologies to create an interactive and responsive user experience, usage of legacy systems and failure to keep up with security patches. All these factors amount to a vast number of threats, all specific to different versions and programming languages.

SQL Injection Chained Exploitation

Lab — 00:11:00

Explore combining SQL injection attacks as you practice in the Penetration Testing Cyber Range.

Basic SQL Injection

Lab — 01:00:00

Discover how to exploit an SQL injection vulnerability as you practice in the Penetration Testing Cyber Range.

The details

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How to claim CPEs

Should you complete this learning path, you’ll be able to download a certificate of completion. Use this to claim your CPEs or CPUs.

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