OWASP Top 10

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OWASP Top 10

Coursera · Intermediate ·🔐 Cybersecurity ·3mo ago

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Identifies and mitigates critical security vulnerabilities in web applications using the OWASP Top 10

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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.
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