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Ethical Hacking - Hacking Web Servers

Name: Ethical Hacking - Hacking Web Servers
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Ethical Hacking – Hacking Web Servers is a focused and practical course designed to explain how attackers target web servers, identify weaknesses in server configurations, and exploit common misconfigurations. Since web servers are the backbone of online services, learning how...

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Ethical Hacking

Videos: 35

Time: 3 hours

Level: Beginner

Enrolled: 12345 Students

Lectures: 35

Language: English

Certificate: Yes

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Ethical Hacking – Hacking Web Servers is a focused and practical course designed to explain how attackers target web servers, identify weaknesses in server configurations, and exploit common misconfigurations. Since web servers are the backbone of online services, learning how to secure them is essential for ethical hackers, system administrators, and cybersecurity professionals.

This course takes a defensive-first, attacker-aware approach, showing how real-world attacks happen while emphasizing prevention, hardening, and secure administration.

What You’ll Learn

How attackers compromise web servers
Common risks and weaknesses in web server deployments
How misconfigurations lead to security breaches
Best practices for securing and hardening web servers
How to defend against advanced server-side attacks

Course Modules

1. Understanding How Web Servers Are Hacked

Overview of web server attack surfaces
Differences between web application and web server attacks
Common attacker methodologies
Real-world web server breach scenarios

2. Discovering Risks in Web Servers

Identifying exposed services and ports
Insecure default settings and services
Outdated software and vulnerable components
Information leakage and banner disclosure

3. Web Server Misconfiguration

Improper file and directory permissions
Insecure HTTP methods and headers
Directory listing and sensitive file exposure
Weak SSL/TLS configurations

4. Managing and Hardening Web Servers

Web server hardening best practices
Secure configuration of Apache, Nginx, and IIS
Patch management and update strategies
Logging, monitoring, and intrusion detection

5. Other Attacks Against Web Servers

Denial of Service (DoS) at the server level
Brute-force and credential-based attacks
Privilege escalation on compromised servers
Post-exploitation risks and persistence techniques

Who This Course Is For

Ethical hackers and penetration testers
System and web server administrators
Cybersecurity students and professionals
Anyone responsible for managing or securing web servers

Why Web Server Security Matters

A compromised web server can lead to full system control, data theft, malware hosting, and lateral movement inside an organization’s network. Many breaches occur not because of advanced exploits, but due to simple misconfigurations and poor server hygiene.

By mastering web server hacking techniques from an ethical perspective, you’ll gain the skills needed to proactively secure infrastructure and prevent real-world attacks.

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