Complete Guide to Cybersecurity and OWASP Top 10 Risks

Name: Complete Guide to Cybersecurity and OWASP Top 10 Risks
Rating: 4.6 (26 reviews)

Learn Cyber Security, Ethical Hacking, Network Defense, and Risk Management from Scratch

Created byYotta Academy

Last updated 5/2026

English

What you'll learn

Understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity and why it is critical in today’s digital world.
Learn about common cyber threats and attacks such as malware, phishing, and social engineering.
Understand core security principles like confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA triad).
Explore basic network security concepts including firewalls, encryption, and secure communication.

Course content

10 sections • 61 lectures • 2h 31m total length

What is Cybersecurity?3:18
Threat actors, attack vectors, and vulnerability lifecycle2:25
Basic security concepts: Authentication, Authorization, Encryption2:09
Introduction to ethical hacking and penetration testing3:01
Career paths in cybersecurity3:25
DEMO- Install Burp suite2:29
DEMO- install OWASP juice shop0:59
Concepts, Tools & Careers

What are injection vulnerabilities?2:10
Prompt Injection1:23
SQL Injection1:51
Explore sql injection as a diagnostic tool, mastering union-based, error-based, time-based blind techniques, and learn how parameterized queries and prepared statements prevent data leaks.
Command Injection and other injection types1:31
Impact: Data theft, system compromise1:26
Explore how data theft and system compromise threaten a business. Connect breach costs, fines, and eroded trust to business outcomes, and show how ransomware and lateral movement escalate risk.
Notable breaches caused by injection1:30
Prevention1:15
DEMO- Exploit SQL Injection in DVWA5:09
Attacks, Impact & Prevention

Data classification and handling1:31
Encryption at rest and in transit1:28
Common exposures: Unencrypted databases, weak SSL/TLS1:33
Audit servers and harden SSL/TLS; avoid unencrypted databases and check backups, enable data encryption, monitor weak ciphers rc4/3des, and run SSL Labs or Nmap to reach a-plus rating.
Cryptographic failures1:35
GDPR and data protection regulations1:29
Prevention: Proper key management, secure protocols1:20
Master key management and secure protocols protect data in transit with hardware security modules, key rotation, ssl/tls modernization (tls 1.3), hsts, and perfect forward secrecy.
DEMO-Encrypt/decrypt data using OpenSSL3:46
DEMO- Analyze SSL/TLS configurations using SSL Labs5:25
Encryption, Risks & Protection

Access control models: RBAC, ABAC1:23
Explain rbac and abac for access control and usage scenarios. Upgrade a medical app from role-based to dynamic abac with policy enforcement at the api and database layer.
Common flaws: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object References), privilege escalation1:16
Horizontal vs. vertical privilege escalation1:13
Prevention: Proper session management, authorization checks1:16
DEMO- Burp suite in Action5:08
Watch Burp Suite in action, configure your browser to use Burp as a proxy, and turn intercept on to identify input validation flaws and authentication weaknesses in authorized lab environments.
Models, Attacks & Prevention

Serialization fundamentals2:34
Explore serialization fundamentals, including text-based formats like JSON and XML, and native binary serialization with Python Pickle, Java Serializable, and PHP's Unserialize. Understand insecure deserialization and remote code execution risks.
Deserialization attacks: RCE, privilege escalation2:49
Languages: Java, Python, PHP vulnerabilities2:59
Prevention2:36
DEMO- Python pickle deserialization attack5:02
DEMO- Exploit Java deserialization using ysoserial3:21
Learn to implement secure deserialization in Python by refusing untrusted inputs, validating fields, and safely processing serialized data to protect against deserialization attacks.
Attacks, Risks & Prevention

Software composition analysis2:33
Master software composition analysis to identify all open-source components, build an sbom, and monitor transitive dependencies for cves across the supply chain using npm audit and snyk.
Vulnerability databases: CVE, NVD2:51
Dependency management: NPM, Maven, Pip2:57
Learn to defend software supply chains by auditing npm, enforcing Maven dependencies with the enforcer plugin, and hashing Python requirements with pip compile, ensuring consistent, secure package versions.
Prevention: Regular updates, dependency scanning2:47
DEMO- Scan dependencies using OWASP Dependency-Check4:45

Importance of logging and monitoring2:58
SIEM systems, intrusion detection2:29
Common failures: Lack of alerts, inadequate logging2:40
Prevention: Comprehensive logging, real-time monitoring2:39
Build comprehensive logging and real-time monitoring to create an audit trail of identity actions and high-value transactions. Centralize logs, alert automatically, never log passwords, and respond to prevent theft.
DEMO- Set up logging in an application1:53
DEMO- Analyze logs for security incidents2:20
Detection, SIEM & Prevention

Requirements

1. No prior cybersecurity experience is required
2. Basic computer knowledge and familiarity with the internet
3. Interest in cybersecurity and digital safety
4. A willingness to learn how to protect systems and data
5. A computer with internet access (Windows, macOS, or Linux)

Description

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. Please note that all demos and evaluations are performed using a manually. AI tools are used to generate video for better quality.

Cybersecurity and Security Fundamentals is a beginner-friendly course designed to help you understand how to protect systems, networks, and data in today’s increasingly digital world.

With the rise of cyber threats, understanding cybersecurity is no longer optional—it is essential. This course introduces you to the core concepts of cybersecurity in a simple and practical way, making it ideal for beginners with no prior experience.

You will start by learning the fundamentals of cybersecurity, including key concepts such as the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability). From there, you will explore common types of the cyber attacks such as malware, phishing, and social engineering, and understand how these threats impact individuals and organizations.

The course also covers basic network security concepts, including firewalls, encryption,python, java programmings and secure communication and some linux concepts . You will learn a practical strategies to protect your systems, data, and online identity.

By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation in cybersecurity and a clear understanding of how to stay safe in the digital world. Whether you are a student, professional, or simply someone who wants to improve their online security, this course will provide you with essential knowledge and skills.

Who this course is for:

Beginners who want to learn cybersecurity from scratch
Students interested in IT, networking, or security careers
Anyone who wants to protect their personal data and online presence
Developers and IT enthusiasts interested in security fundamentals

Complete Guide to Cybersecurity and OWASP Top 10 Risks

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Course content

Introduction to Cybersecurity and Security Fundamentals7 lectures • 18min

Injection Vulnerabilities8 lectures • 16min

Broken Authentication7 lectures • 15min

Sensitive Data Exposure8 lectures • 18min

Broken Access Control5 lectures • 10min

Security Misconfiguration4 lectures • 8min

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)5 lectures • 16min

Insecure Deserialization6 lectures • 19min

Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities5 lectures • 16min

Insufficient Logging and Monitoring6 lectures • 15min

Requirements

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