How websites and apps collect and send data
Auditing API payload transmissions, tracking background analytic tracking pixels, and mapping form submissions.
Section 3
Topic 10: Web and Application Security Basics
Input forms, file uploads, and simple injection ideas
Analyzing how untrusted user input fields can lead to database query injections or arbitrary code execution.
Mitigation of Infostealer and Cookie Exploitations
Deep dive into how modern architectures protect active state items by reducing token operational lifespans, enforcing bound cookies, isolating local browser storage tables, and integrating continuous session verification.
Password reset flows and recovery risks
Hardening account fallback pipelines, avoiding easily guessable security questions, and managing multi-factor bypass attempts.
Safe use of web portals and online services
Validating service provider architectures, managing data collection opt-outs, and reviewing configuration access controls.
Knowledge Check
What critical session asset do modern infostealer malware variants attempt to harvest from browsers?
Active session cookies and saved browser authentication tokens.
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