Web Application Security

Presentation Synopsis

This talk sets the picture and emphasising the importance of security web applications using the Sony hacking incidents of 2011 as an example. It hen goes back to basics explaining how important it is to start with a good understanding of the HTTP protocol, cookies and sessions. A description of common web server security problems is followed by a detailed explanation of the role of Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) and OWASP’s top 10 security errors. It also covered web server testing, explaining the methodology of penetration testing of web applications. The ‘nuts and bolts’ of web security and ethical hacking were covered by considering facets of web server configuration, and the talk was concluded by summarising a range of web server security principles.

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Web Application Security, Bedford College June 15, 2011

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