Firebrand Training course for GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB)

What you'll learn

On this accelerated GIAC Web Application Defender (GWEB) course, you’ll gain the security knowledge and skills needed to secure web applications and their errors that lead to security problems.

In just 2 days, you’ll gain experience using tools to detect and prevent input validation flaws, cross-site scripting (XSS), and SQL injection as well as an in-depth understanding of authentication, access control, and session management, their weaknesses, and how they are best defended. You’ll also build knowledge in:

AJAX Technologies and security strategies
Encryption and protecting sensitive data
Modern Application Framework issues

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the GIAC Web Application Defender exam, and achieve your GWEB certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course would be suitable for:

Application developers
Application security analysts or managers
Application architects
Penetration testers who are interested in learning about defensive strategies
Security professionals who are interested in learning about web application security
Auditors who need to understand defensive mechanisms in web applications
Employees of PCI compliant organizations who need to be trained to comply with PCI requirements

Curriculum

5 modules

Module 1: Access Control, AJAX Technologies and Security Strategies, Security Testing, and Authentication
Module 2: Cross Origin Policy Attacks and Mitigation, CSRF, and Encryption and Protecting Sensitive Data
Module 3: File Upload, Response Readiness, Proactive Defense, Input Related Flaws and Input Validation
Module 4: Modern Application Framework Issues and Serialisation, Session Security & Business Logic, Web
Module 5: Application and HTTP Basics, Web Architecture, Configuration, and Security

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this accelerated course.

Exam info

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB) exam

Number of questions: 75
Duration: 3 hours
Passing score: 68%

Course Dates

Sorry, there are currently no dates available for this course. Please submit an enquiry and one of our team will contact you about potential future dates or alternative options.

FAQs

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Yes, we do provide courses suitable for beginners. However, Firebrand's accelerated courses aren't easy and it's essential that you are interested and actively pursuing a career in IT.

Traditional training providers usually run their courses from 9am to 5pm. At Firebrand Training we maximise the number of learning hours to minimise the number of training days, so you’ll be back to your job as quickly as possible. You don’t waste time travelling to several courses and finding an exam centre after that.

Firebrand's accelerated courses are constantly reviewed. We ask our delegates for feedback after every course. We are official partners with leading vendors and therefore, we're provided with certification changes and updates, which we can then implement in our course delivery at a very early stage. This feedback is then analysed in view of changes or discrepancies. We will then address the topics mentioned and have a panel of subject matter experts provide us with valuable suggestions for improvement and solutions.

If you need to learn new skills and you want to be able to put them into practice quickly, then Firebrand is the right training company for you.

Our unique accelerated training method means that we are your fastest way to learn. By delivering training for up to 12 hours per day, seven days per week, with exam centres on-site, we ensure that you are trained and certified quicker than anywhere else, having spent less time out of the office away from the day job.

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