Web Application (In)Security
Marcus Pinto and Dafydd Stuttard
Overview
This is a cutting-edge, hands-on course aimed at hackers who want to exploit web applications, and developers who want to know how to defend them. The course is presented by the authors of the critically-acclaimed Web Application Hacker's Handbook, and covers the entire process of hacking a web application, from initial mapping and analysis, probing for common vulnerabilities, through to advanced exploitation techniques. This year, the course contains more than 300 brand new lab examples, containing virtually every vulnerability that has ever been found in web applications. Even the most capable hackers will be challenged and find plenty to take away. The course also demonstrates the very latest hacking techniques developed over the past year. Some highlights include:
- Exploiting SQL injection using second-order attacks, filter bypasses, query chaining and fully blind exploitation
- Breaking authentication and access control mechanisms
- Reverse engineering Java, Flash and Sliverlight to bypass client-side controls
- Exploiting cross-site scripting to log keystrokes, port scan the victim's computer and network, and execute custom payloads
- Exploiting LDAP, XPath and command injection; and uncovering common logic flaws found in web applications.
Course Length
Two days. All course materials, lunch and two coffee breaks will be provided. A Certificate of Completion will be offered.
Prerequisites
Attendees are expected to be familiar with core web technologies like HTTP and JavaScript. Delegates should come with a laptop; the lab exercises simply require a web browser, and a few tools for certain exercises, which will be provided during the course.
Trainers
The course presenters recently published the "Web Application Hacker's Handbook" which contains the very latest techniques for attacking and defending web applications.
Dafydd Stuttard
Dafydd Stuttard is a Principal Security Consultant at Next Generation Security Software, where he leads the web application security competency. He has nine years' experience in security consulting and specializes in the penetration testing of web applications and compiled software. Dafydd has worked with numerous banks, retailers, and other enterprises to help secure their web applications, and has provided security consulting to several software manufacturers and governments to help secure their compiled software. Dafydd is an accomplished programmer in several languages, and his interests include developing tools to facilitate all kinds of software security testing. Dafydd has developed and presented training courses at the Black Hat security conferences around the world. Under the alias "PortSwigger" Dafydd created the popular Burp Suite of web application hacking tools.
Marcus Pinto
Marcus Pinto is a Principal Security Consultant at Next Generation Security Software, where he leads the database security competency. He has eight years' experience in security consulting and specializes in penetration testing of web applications and supporting architectures. Marcus has worked with numerous banks, retailers, and other enterprises to help secure their web applications, and has provided security consulting to the development projects of several security-critical applications. He has worked extensively with large-scale web application deployments in the financial services industry. Marcus has developed and presented database and web application training courses at the Black Hat and other security conferences around the world.
