Web Server Hacking For Ethical Hacking

Web Server Hacking For Ethical Hacking

Customers usually turn to the internet to get information and buy products and services. Towards that end, most organizations have websites. Most websites store valuable information such as credit card numbers, email address and passwords, etc. This has made them targets to attackers. Defaced websites can also be used to communicate religious or political ideologies etc.

A web server is a program that stores files (usually web pages) and makes them accessible via the network or the internet. A web server requires both hardware and software. Attackers usually target the exploits in the software to gain authorized entry to the server. Let’s look at some of the common vulnerabilities that attackers take advantage of.

• Default settings– These settings such as default user id and passwords can be easily guessed by the attackers. Default settings might also allow performing certain tasks such as running commands on the server which can be exploited.

• Misconfiguration of operating systems and networks – certain configuration such as allowing users to execute commands on the server can be dangerous if the user does not have a good password.

• Bugs in the operating system and web servers– discovered bugs in the operating system or web server software can also be exploited to gain unauthorized access to the system.

In additional to the above-mentioned web server vulnerabilities, the following can also led to unauthorized access

• Lack of security policy and procedures– lack of a security policy and procedures such as updating antivirus software, patching the operating system and web server software can create security loop holes for attackers.

Welcome everybody to my course. In this course I will teach you how to install, manage and configure Webserver  on Windows Server in order to host your websites in your own server, whether you are a web developer and you want to learn how to host your own websites on your own IIS server, or if you are a system administrators who want to know how to configure and manage websites on  server, this course will be for you.

Comprehensive course! A beginner's web hacking course.

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What you will learn

• The Basics of Web Hacking
• Web Server Hacking
• Web Application Recon and Scanning

Rating: 3.7

Level: All Levels

Duration: 33 mins

Instructor: Ron Seikh