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Cybersecurity

GSANS SNS542: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GWAPT)

This course provides comprehensive, hands-on training in identifying, exploiting, and mitigating vulnerabilities in modern web applications.

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About This Course

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This course provides comprehensive, hands-on training in identifying, exploiting, and mitigating vulnerabilities in modern web applications. This course equips learners with practical ethical hacking techniques used to assess real-world applications, APIs, and authentication mechanisms across complex environments. Participants learn how attackers target web applications and how defenders can proactively identify and remediate weaknesses before exploitation occurs.

The course emphasizes practical testing methodologies aligned with industry standards and real-world penetration testing engagements.

What You’ll Learn

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  • End-to-end web application penetration testing methodologies

  • Identifying and exploiting OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities

  • SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

  • Authentication and authorization bypass techniques

  • REST API security testing and abuse scenarios

  • Input validation flaws and business logic vulnerabilities

  • Secure testing workflows and ethical hacking best practices

  • Reporting findings and communicating risk to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Skills You’ll Gain

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Career Path

Cybersecurity

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Provider

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Level

Intermediate

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Certification

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Access

Included with eligible Skilldacity subscription

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