Discussion: "Investigating Web Attacks"
Your labs and readings this week focus on web attacks. These are the most common attacks that against which businesses must protect. A web server sits in the perimeter of our network and directly connects to the Internet. After you've completed your lessons and labs, address the following:
• Review OWASP website. After reviewing the site, what are your thoughts about the OWASP project and why do you think this would be a useful resource. Be detailed in your response so we can see what you've learned. What do you think is a useful purpose of WebGoat? Share a couple of tools from this site with your classmates, and provide a summary of how you think the tool could be useful to you in an investigation. Share the links with your classmates.
• Additional post option: What are the top 10 mistakes made in web development that can be exploited? How might this knowledge help you as a network or security administrator?