Web Application Security Course in Doha, Qatar

The Web Application Security course in Doha, Qatar teaches developers and security professionals how attackers exploit web applications and APIs, and how to prevent it. The course is structured around the OWASP Top 10, covering risks such as broken access control, cryptographic failures, injection including SQL injection and cross-site scripting, insecure design, security misconfiguration, vulnerable components, authentication failures and server-side request forgery. For each risk, learners see how it arises in code, how it is detected and which secure coding patterns remove it.

Practice takes place in an isolated lab using deliberately vulnerable applications, with tools such as Burp Suite Community Edition and OWASP ZAP used only against authorized targets. Learners intercept HTTP requests, test session handling, review insecure code samples and rewrite them securely. Later modules cover API security, security headers and building testing into a secure development lifecycle with SAST, DAST and dependency scanning. The course can be delivered as an in-house program for organizations that want to use examples from their own technology stack.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain each OWASP Top 10 risk and how it appears in real applications

• Use an intercepting proxy to analyze HTTP requests, cookies and sessions in a lab

• Prevent injection flaws with parameterized queries, input validation and output encoding

• Implement secure authentication, session management and access control checks

• Apply security headers, TLS configuration and API protection measures

• Integrate SAST, DAST and dependency scanning into a secure development lifecycle

This course is intended for people who build, test or secure web applications and APIs.

• Web and full-stack developers

• Application security engineers

• QA and software testers

• Penetration testers new to web applications

• DevOps engineers responsible for CI/CD pipelines

Module 1: How Web Applications Are Attacked

• HTTP, cookies, sessions and the same-origin policy

• Attack surface of modern web apps and APIs

• Overview of the OWASP Top 10 and OWASP ASVS

• Lab setup, legal authorization and rules of engagement

Module 2: Access Control and Authentication

• Broken access control and insecure direct object references

• Authentication failures, credential stuffing and session fixation

• Secure password storage with bcrypt or Argon2

• Implementing authorization checks on every request

Module 3: Injection and Client-Side Attacks

• SQL injection and parameterized queries

• Reflected, stored and DOM-based cross-site scripting

• Content Security Policy and output encoding

• Server-side request forgery and command injection

Module 4: Configuration, Cryptography and Components

• Security misconfiguration and secure default settings

• Cryptographic failures and correct TLS configuration

• Vulnerable and outdated components, software bills of materials

• Logging and monitoring failures and how to fix them

Module 5: API Security and Secure Development

• OWASP API Security Top 10 essentials

• Securing REST APIs with OAuth 2.0 and rate limiting

• Threat modeling and insecure design

• SAST, DAST and dependency scanning in CI/CD pipelines

Banking apps, e-government portals, e-commerce platforms and healthcare systems in Qatar rely on web applications and APIs to serve customers and citizens, which makes them attractive targets. As digital services grow under Qatar National Vision 2030, organizations need developers and testers who can build security in from the start. Skills in preventing the OWASP Top 10 risks support national cybersecurity guidance from Qatar's National Cyber Security Agency and help protect the trust users place in online services.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.