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Understand OWASP Top 10
Security
Level 1 - Exploration

Understand OWASP Top 10

Taught by Priya Sharma

About This Challenge

Learn about the OWASP Top 10 web application security risks and how to prevent them. This exploration covers common vulnerabilities and their mitigations.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand the OWASP framework and its role in application security
  • Identify injection vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs
  • Recognize broken authentication and session management issues
  • Prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using proper encoding
  • Address security misconfigurations across web application stacks

Challenge Content

15 lessons
Introduction to OWASP
What Is OWASP and Why It Matters
10 Min
The OWASP Top 10 at a Glance
8 Min
OWASP Foundations Knowledge Check
10 Min
Injection and Cross-Site Scripting
Understanding Injection Attacks
12 Min
SQL Injection: Anatomy of an Attack
8 Min
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Explained
8 Min
Injection and XSS Knowledge Check
10 Min
Authentication Failures and Security Misconfiguration
Broken Authentication and Session Management
10 Min
Security Misconfiguration Deep Dive
8 Min
Broken Access Control and Other Top 10 Risks
7 Min
Auth and Configuration Knowledge Check
10 Min
Prevention and Real-World Application
Building an OWASP Security Review Process
10 Min
Secure Development Practices
8 Min
OWASP Top 10 Application Security Assessment
30 Min
Comprehensive OWASP Assessment
10 Min

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Challenge Info

Level
Level 1 - Exploration
Subject
Security
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Requirements

  • Basic understanding of how web applications work
  • Familiarity with HTML, HTTP requests, and web browsers
  • No prior security experience required
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