Web Application Security in Python (WASEC-PY)

Your Web application written in Python works as intended, so you are done, right? But did you consider feeding in incorrect values? 16Gbs of data? A null? An apostrophe? Negative numbers, or specif...

- Cyber security basics
- The OWASP Top Ten
- Common software security weaknesses
- JSON security
- Wrap up

- Getting familiar with essential cyber security concepts
- Understanding Web application security issues
- Detailed analysis of the OWASP Top Ten elements
- Putting Web application security in the context of Python
- Going beyond the low hanging fruits
- Managing vulnerabilities in third party components
- Identify vulnerabilities and their consequences
- Learn the security best practices in Python
- Input validation approaches and principles

Python developers working on Web applications

DAY 1

Cyber security basics



- What is security?
- Threat and risk
- Cyber security threat types
- Consequences of insecure software
The OWASP Top Ten



- OWASP Top 10 – 2017
- A1 – Injection

- Injection principles
- Injection attacks
- SQL injection

- SQL injection basics
- Lab – SQL injection
- Attack techniques
- Content-based blind SQL injection
- Time-based blind SQL injection
- SQL injection best practices

- Input validation
- Parameterized queries
- Additional considerations
- L...