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Web Security Fundamentals

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Course Features

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Duration

5 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

6 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Web applications are inherently insecure, as aptly illustrated by a pile of recent events. Insecurity is however not fundamental to the web platform. As a matter of fact, the modern web offers a variety of powerful security features that help stop a hacker. Unfortunately, not many developers have the knowledge and skills to leverage these security features to their full potential.

This course is imperative for understanding the fundamental security principles of the web. The course provides an overview of the most common attacks, and illustrates fundamental countermeasures that every web application should implement. In essence, this course offers you the knowledge and skills to build better and more secure applications.

This MOOC will introduce you to the web security landscape. Throughout the course, you will gain insights into the threats that modern web applications face. You’ll build an understanding of common attacks and their countermeasures; not only in theory, but also in practice. You’ll be provided with an overview of current best practices to secure web applications

Although no previous security knowledge is necessary to join this course, it will help to be familiar with the basic concepts behind web applications, including HTTP, HTML, and JavaScript.

Course Overview

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Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

Understanding of basic web technologies (HTTP, HTML, JS, …)

What You Will Learn

Current best practices for secure web applications

Insights into common attacks and countermeasures

Overview of concrete threats against web applications

Underlying security principles of the web

Course Instructors

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Philippe De Ryck

Web Security Expert at imec-DistriNet, University of Leuven

Philippe De Ryck is a professional trainer and speaker on software security and web security. Since he obtained his PhD at the imec-DistriNet research group (KU Leuven, Belgium), he has been running ...
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