Overview

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Learn how to identify and mitigate the most critical security vulnerabilities in web applications with the OWASP Top 10. This course will walk you through each of the major vulnerabilities outlined in the 2021 OWASP Top 10 list, explaining both the risks and how to address them. By gaining a deep understanding of these vulnerabilities, you'll be better equipped to secure applications and protect user data from cyber threats. Throughout the course, you’ll experience hands-on demonstrations, practical remediation strategies, and real-world application scenarios. Each vulnerability is explored in three key stages: how to exploit it, how to fix it, and how to verify that your solution is effective. You will learn to recognize the dangers of broken access control, cryptographic failures, injection flaws, insecure design, and more, ensuring you can develop secure, robust web applications. This course is ideal for web developers, security professionals, and anyone interested in improving their understanding of web application security. You’ll start by exploring the most common vulnerabilities, then move into strategies for preventing and fixing them, followed by methods for validating the effectiveness of your fixes.

Syllabus

Course Overview

In this module, we will introduce you to the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Vulnerabilities, focusing on their importance in web security. You'll gain a broad understanding of the most critical risks, their impact on applications, and practical steps to prevent them.

Broken Access Control

In this module, we will explore the concept of Broken Access Control, demonstrate how attackers exploit this vulnerability, and guide you through the process of fixing and verifying access control in your applications.

Cryptographic Failures

In this module, we will focus on Cryptographic Failures, showing how insecure cryptographic methods can compromise application security. We'll walk you through remediation strategies and verification to ensure your application is protected.

Injection

In this module, we will dive into Injection vulnerabilities, demonstrating how attackers exploit unsanitized user inputs and how to prevent these attacks through proper input handling and validation.

Insecure Design

In this module, we will explore Insecure Design vulnerabilities, examining design flaws that leave applications exposed. You'll learn how to apply secure design principles and verify that changes effectively enhance security.

Security Misconfiguration

In this module, we will cover Security Misconfiguration, demonstrating how incorrect configurations can open the door to exploits. We will walk through the process of identifying, fixing, and verifying secure application configurations.

Vulnerable and Outdated Components

In this module, we will focus on managing vulnerable and outdated components, exploring how outdated dependencies can compromise security. You'll learn how to update and maintain components to reduce risk in your applications.

Identification and Authentication Failures

In this module, we will examine Identification and Authentication Failures, identifying flaws in user access control and how to secure authentication mechanisms. We'll demonstrate solutions and verify their effectiveness.

Software and Data Integrity Failures

In this module, we will explore Software and Data Integrity Failures, focusing on how assumptions about data validity can lead to security breaches. We will show how to fix integrity failures and discuss design considerations to prevent such issues.

Security Logging and Monitoring Failures

In this module, we will focus on Security Logging and Monitoring Failures, emphasizing the importance of proper logging and monitoring in detecting security breaches. We'll guide you through the implementation and verification of effective logging practices.

Server-Side Request Forgery

In this module, we will explore the concept of server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in web applications. You will learn how attackers can exploit these weaknesses to access unauthorized resources. We will also guide you through securing your application by applying fixes and verifying their effectiveness to prevent SSRF threats.