Certified C# and Web application security Training

This training equips developers with the knowledge and hands-on experience to secure C# and ASP.NET web applications.
It focuses on OWASP Top 10, .NET security features, and industry standards (SEI CERT, Saltzer & Schroeder).

Key topics include:

• SQL Injection

• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• Insecure Deserialization

• Authentication and Session Management

• Cryptography and Secure Framework APIs

Participants engage in hands-on labs to identify, exploit, and remediate vulnerabilities in real-world scenarios.

Regulatory Compliance (BDDK)

Fully aligned with the
Regulation on Banks’ Information Systems and Electronic Banking Services (Articles 20, 22, 23, 25).

This ensures the course meets secure software development and testing obligations required for banks and financial institutions.

By the end of this training, you will have gained knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Identify and fix OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in .NET applications.

• Apply secure C# coding techniques to mitigate injection, XSS, and deserialization flaws.

• Implement secure authentication, session, and access control.

• Utilize .NET cryptographic APIs for encryption and key management.

• Perform security testing with OWASP ZAP, SQLMap, and Burp Suite.

• Apply SEI CERT and secure coding standards.

Graduates will be able to:

• Build secure ASP.NET applications following OWASP and SEI CERT standards.

• Conduct code-level vulnerability testing.

• Ensure BDDK-compliant secure software development practices.

Day 1: Introduction to IT security and secure coding

• Fundamentals of IT security and risk management.
• Understanding security flaws and their exploitation in cybercrime.
• Overview of OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities and secure coding principles.
• Injections:
  • SQL Injection: Attack methods, blind SQL injection, and prevention using parameterized queries.
  • Command Injection: Detection, prevention techniques, and hands-on exercises.
  • XML Injection: Addressing and mitigating injection risks.
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): Persistent, reflected, and DOM-based XSS attacks with prevention strategies and exercises.

Day 2: Advanced web vulnerabilities and secure coding

• Authentication and Session Management:
  • Best practices for secure authentication.
  • Common vulnerabilities in session handling, including cookies and JWT tokens.
  • Exercises on securing authentication and sessions.
• Business Logic Vulnerabilities:
• Identifying and preventing issues like privilege escalation and payment manipulation.
• Practical exercises on mitigating business logic flaws.
• Securing forms and session tokens against CSRF attacks.
• Prevention techniques with ASP.NET.
• Addressing path traversal and insecure file upload vulnerabilities.
• Exercises on secure coding practices.
• Understanding and mitigating race conditions in multi-threaded environments.
• Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF):
• File and Path Vulnerabilities:
• Race Conditions:

Day 3: .NET security and advanced topics

• .NET Security Architecture:
  • Core security features, including role-based access control and secure error handling.
  • Serialization and deserialization vulnerabilities and their mitigation.
• Practical Cryptography:
• Symmetric and asymmetric encryption techniques.
• Cryptographic APIs in .NET and best practices for key management.
• In-depth analysis of new vulnerabilities such as insecure deserialization and cookie injection.
• Tools and techniques for static code analysis, penetration testing, and vulnerability management.
• Exercises using tools like OWASP ZAP and SQLMap.
• Applying robust programming principles from Saltzer and Schroeder.
• Recommended resources and further reading for secure coding practices.
• Emerging Threats:
• Security Testing and Vulnerability Management:
• Principles of Secure Coding:

Exams and Assessments

• Multiple-choice exam (60 questions, 50% pass mark).
• The APMG Proctor-U exam is taken online after course completion.
• Delegates receive individual access to the APMG candidate portal (available two weeks post-exam).