Hacking Modern Web & Desktop apps: Master the Future of Attack Vectors
This course is the culmination of years of experience gained via practical penetration testing of Modern Web and Desktop applications as well as countless hours spent doing research. We have structured this course around the OWASP Security Testing Guide, it covers the OWASP Top Ten and specific attack vectors against Modern Web and Desktop apps. This course provides participants with actionable skills that can be applied immediately from day 1.
Please note our courses are 100% hands-on, we do not lecture students with boring bullet points and theories, instead we give you practical challenges and help you solve them, teaching you how to troubleshoot common issues and get the most out of this training. Training then continues after the course through our frequently updated training portal, for which you keep lifetime access, as well as unlimited email support.
Each day starts with a brief introduction to the Modern platform (i.e. Node.js, Electron) for that day and then continues with a look at static analysis, moves on to dynamic checks finishing off with a nice CTF session to test the skills gained.
Day 1: Focused specifically on Hacking Modern Web Apps: We start with understanding Modern Web Apps and then deep dive into static and dynamic analysis of the applications at hand. This day is packed with hands-on exercises and CTF-style challenges.
Day 2: Focused on Hacking JavaScript Desktop Apps: We start with understanding JavaScript Desktop apps and various security considerations. We then focus on static and dynamic analysis of the applications at hand. The day is filled with hands-on exercises ending with a CTF for more practical fun.
Training Outline
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Title
Hacking Modern Web & Desktop apps - Master the Future of Attack Vectors
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Trainers
Abraham Aranguren(エイブラハム ・アラングレン)
Anirudh Anand(アニルッド・アナンド) -
Language
English
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Date
2025-11-16 9:00 - 18:30
2025-11-17 9:00 - 18:30 -
Venue
Bellesalle Shinjuku Minamiguchi 4F Room6
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Capacity
30 students (*Minimum students count is 5)
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Remarks
- Include 2day Conference ticket(November 18th to 19th, 2025) for training attendee
Training Application
Training Detail
Those who interested in hands-on penetration testing of modern web and desktop applications.
- Advanced students will enjoy comprehensive labs, extra miles and CTF challenges
- Less experienced students complete what they can during the class, and can continue at their own pace from home using the training portal.
- Linux command line basics
- Basic knowledge of Node.js, Electron or JavaScript is not required, but would help.
This course has no prerequisites as it is designed to accommodate students with different skills:
This said, the more you learn about the following ahead of the course, the more you will get out of the course:
What skills will participants learn at your training?
Completing this training ensures attendees will be competent and able to
- Review and tamper network communications to exploit security vulnerabilities
- Bypass certificate and public key pinning protections on Desktop apps
- Bypass inadequate Modern Web and Desktop App defences
- Analyze Modern Web and Desktop Apps from a blackbox perspective
- Review Modern Web and Desktop App source code to identify security flaws
- Perform Modern Web and Desktop App security reviews
What students should bring
A laptop with the following specifications:
- Ability to connect to wireless and wired networks.
- Ability to read PDF files
- Administrative rights: USB allowed, the ability to deactivate AV, firewall, install tools, etc
- Knowledge of the BIOS password, in case VT is disabled.
- Minimum 8GB of RAM (recommended: 16GB+)
- 60GB+ of free disk space (to copy a lab VM and other goodies)
- VirtualBox 6.0 or greater, including the “VirtualBox Extension Pack”
What students will be provided with
Lifetime access to training portal (including all future updates), unlimited email support, access to private groups to communicate with other students, access to interesting apps from various countries. A fully practical class that will seriously improve your Modern Web and Desktop App security knowledge and skills, regardless of the skill level you come in with. Battle-tested tips and tricks that take your abilities to the next level and that you can apply as soon as you go back to your workplace, making security testing of Modern Web and Desktop apps as efficient as possible. Intensive hands-on exercises that challenge you to deep dive into the world of Modern App security.
Trainer
Abraham Aranguren
エイブラハム ・アラングレン
After 17 years in ITsec and 24 in IT Abraham is now the CEO of 7ASecurity (7asecurity.com), a company specializing in penetration testing of web/mobile apps, infrastructure, code reviews and training. Security Trainer at Blackhat USA, HITB, OWASP Global AppSec and many other events. OWASP OWTF project leader, an OWASP flagship project (owtf.org), Major degree and Diploma in Computer Science, some certs: CISSP, OSCP, GWEB, OSWP, CPTS, CEH, MCSE:Security, MCSA:Security, Security+. As a shell scripting fan trained by unix dinosaurs, Abraham wears a proud manly beard. He writes on Twitter as @7asecurity @7a_ @owtfp or https://7asecurity.com/blog. Multiple presentations, pentest reports and recordings can be found at https://7asecurity.com/publications.
Anirudh Anand
アニルッド・アナンド
Anirudh Anand is a security researcher with a primary focus on Web and Mobile Application Security. He is currently working as a Senior Security Engineer at CRED and also Security Trainer at 7asecurity. He has been submitting bugs and contributing to security tools for over 7 years. In his free time, he participates in CTF competitions along with Team bi0s (#1 security team in India according to CTFtime). His bounties involve vulnerabilities in Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Zendesk, Sendgrid, Gitlab, Gratipay and Flipboard.
Anirudh is an open source enthusiast and has contributed to several OWASP projects with notable contributions being in OWTF and Hackademic Challenges Project. He has presented/trained in a multitude of conferences including c0c0n 2019, BlackHat Arsenal 2019, BlackHat Europe Arsenal 2018, HITB Dubai 2018, Offzone Moscow 2018, Ground Zero Summit Delhi 2015 and Xorconf 2015.