<p>Security is the foremost concern for all organizations both big and small. The movement toward the cloud and virtualization has led to an increased level of threats and thus a demand for Ethical Hackers. With this tutorial, you'll be able to extend your skills as a developer with Ethical Hacking techniques and enhance the security of your applications. </p><p>The course starts by explaining what application security is and the various threats it faces. We then highlight vulnerabilities that impact organizations the most and emphasize fairly common attacks. </p><p>You will deal with the basis of the problem: the application itself. In this hands-on tutorial, each section teaches you specific Ethical Hacking techniques with practical examples. You will learn how to detect SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks and ways to mitigate them easily. We will also explore various ways to avoid cyber attacks and ensure data security. </p><p>By the end of the course, you will understand major web application attacks and how to mitigate them via secure practices.</p>