CompTIA PenTest+: Application-based Attacks

Application-based attacks are designed to deliberately cause a fault in a computer operating system or applications. In this course you;ll learn how to research attack vectors and perform application-based attacks. You;ll explore the benefits of the OWASP Top 10 standard awareness document which is used to present the most critical security risks to web applications. You;ll examine application-based attacks such as server-side request forgery business logic flaws and injection attacks. You;ll move on to learn about application vulnerabilities such as race conditions lack of code signing and session attacks as well as the characteristics of API attacks such as Restful Soap and Extensible Markup Language-Remote Procedure Call. Lastly you;ll learn about application-based attack tools and resources. This course is one of a collection that helps prepare learners for the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) certification exam.