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Triage web application vulnerability findings from DAST/SAST scanners using OWASP risk rating methodology to separate true positives from false positives and prioritize remediation.

Nikto is an open-source web server and web application scanner that tests against over 7,000 potentially dangerous files/programs, checks for outdated versions of over 1,250 servers, and identifies ve

Performs systematic security testing of web applications following the OWASP Web Security Testing Guide (WSTG) methodology to identify vulnerabilities in authentication, authorization, input validation, session management, and business logic. The tester uses Burp Suite as the primary interception proxy alongside manual testing techniques to find flaws that automated scanners miss. Activates for requests involving web app pentest, OWASP testing, application security assessment, or web vulnerability testing.

Bypass Web Application Firewall protections using encoding techniques, HTTP method manipulation, parameter pollution, and payload obfuscation to deliver SQL injection, XSS, and other attack payloads past WAF detection rules.

Conduct a thick client application penetration test to identify insecure local storage, hardcoded credentials, DLL hijacking, memory manipulation, and insecure API communication in desktop applications using dnSpy, Procmon, and Burp Suite.

A cryptographic audit systematically reviews an application's use of cryptographic primitives, protocols, and key management to identify vulnerabilities such as weak algorithms, insecure modes, hardco

Implement HashiCorp Boundary for identity-aware zero trust infrastructure access management with dynamic credential brokering, session recording, and Vault integration.

Deploy Google BeyondCorp Enterprise zero trust access controls using Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP), context-aware access policies, device trust validation, and Access Context Manager to enforce identity and posture-based access to GCP resources and internal applications.

Implementing Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) in cloud environments by configuring identity-aware proxies, micro-segmentation, continuous verification with conditional access policies, and replacing traditional VPN-based access with BeyondCorp-style architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Implement Zero Trust Network Access using Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) to replace traditional VPN with identity-based, context-aware access to private applications through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.

This skill guides organizations through implementing zero trust architecture in cloud environments following NIST SP 800-207 and Google BeyondCorp principles. It covers identity-centric access controls, micro-segmentation, continuous verification, device trust assessment, and deploying Identity-Aware Proxy to eliminate implicit network trust in AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.

Implementing zero trust access controls for SaaS applications using CASB, SSPM, conditional access policies, OAuth app governance, and session controls to enforce identity verification, device compliance, and data protection for cloud-hosted services.