Chapter 15: Understanding Website Application Security
As an aspiring ethical hacker and penetration tester, you will encounter a lot of organizations that develop and deploy web applications; either they are available for their internal employees or publicly available to users on the internet. The number of web applications on the internet is continuously increasing, as more organizations are creating their online presence to support their potential and existing customers.
During this chapter, you will learn about the importance of and need for performing web application penetration testing. You will discover how the OWASP Top 10 helps cybersecurity professionals such as penetration testers to discover security vulnerabilities within web applications. ...
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