Web Server Security Courses and Certifications

Hussein Nasser

What Happens When Your Web Server Private Key Is Leaked?

Explore the risks of leaked web server private keys, understanding their role in TLS protocols, digital signatures, and best practices for key management and rotation.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

VPS Mastery: Build a Secure PHP Web Server with Ubuntu

107 ratings at Udemy

Step by Step guide to setting up Ubuntu, Nginx and PHP on DigitalOcean VPS

• Udemy
• 3 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Ethical Hacking: Hacking Web Servers

273 ratings at Pluralsight

Pluralsight is not an official partner or accredited training center of EC-Council. This course looks at a broad range of risks in web server implementations and more importantly, how you can defend against these being compromised by hackers.

• Pluralsight
• 2 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Auditing IIS Web Servers for Security and Best Practices

39 ratings at Pluralsight

Cyber-attacks are on the rise. Microsoft IIS is used to serve web sites around the world. This course will teach you how to audit your server's security and mitigate common insecure configurations as well as reduce your attack surface.

• Pluralsight
• 1 hour 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Technical Weakness Identification with Nikto

14 ratings at Pluralsight

This course will help you learn to identify web server misconfigurations and vulnerabilities with Nikto.

• Pluralsight
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control with Squid

Squid is a widely used caching proxy that contains a robust set of authentication and access controls. In this course, you'll learn the setup, configuration, and validation of Squid in an enterprise environment.

• Pluralsight
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

NGINX Web Server Deep Dive

Learn how to install, configure, and customize NGINX and experience configuring NGINX as a web server, reverse proxy, cache and load balancer. Start a Free Trial.

• A Cloud Guru
• 9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Corey Schafer

Python Django Tutorial - How to Enable HTTPS with a Free SSL-TLS Certificate Using Let's Encrypt

Learn to enable HTTPS on your Django web server using Let's Encrypt's free SSL/TLS certificate. This tutorial covers installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for secure web hosting.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

NahamSec

Hacking IIS

Explore advanced IIS hacking techniques, including HTTPAPI 2.0 assets, VHost hopping, local file disclosure, and complex XXE vectors. Learn to leverage tools like DNSpy for effective web application security testing.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Bugcrowd

Finding and Exploiting Hidden Functionality in Windows DLLs - LevelUpX Series 14

Explore hidden Windows DLL functionality, common bug patterns, and exploitation techniques for bug bounty hunters. Learn tools and methods to uncover vulnerabilities in web servers and network services.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Black Hat

Anatomy of Native IIS Malware

Explore the evolution and inner workings of IIS malware, from e-commerce attacks to government-targeted backdoors, and learn about their impact on web server security.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

OWASP Foundation

Server-Side Prototype Pollution: Detection and Exploitation Techniques - OWASP AppSec Dublin

Explore server-side prototype pollution vulnerabilities, detection techniques, and prevention strategies in web applications with security expert Gareth Heyes.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

OWASP Foundation

HTTP Time Bandit - Identifying Web Application Performance Bottlenecks

Explore web application vulnerabilities and efficient DOS/DDOS attack techniques using HTTP Time Bandit tool. Learn to identify resource-consuming pages for improved security or targeted attacks.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Black Hat

Compromising Web Servers and Defensive Techniques

Explore web server vulnerabilities and learn defensive strategies to protect against common attacks and security breaches in this comprehensive cybersecurity presentation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Defending Windows 2000 on the Internet

Explore strategies for securing Windows 2000 systems on the internet, covering architecture, configurations, and best practices to defend against common attacks and vulnerabilities.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk