Course Outline
Burp Suite Professional in the IT Audit Process
- The tool's role in planning, fieldwork, and reporting
- Manual verification vs. automated scanning
- Rules of engagement and testing authorization
Workspace Configuration, Scope, and Traffic Capture
- Proxy, browser, and TLS setup
- Scope rules and out-of-scope protection
- Project files and session management for evidence
HTTP/HTTPS Traffic Analysis and Application Mapping
- Request and response structure, headers, and cookies
- Site maps, content discovery, and hidden endpoints
- API and JSON traffic review
Security Configuration and Transport Control Verification
- Reviewing Header, cookie, and CORS configurations
- TLS settings, HTTP methods, and error disclosure
- Benchmarking against agreed configuration baselines
Authentication Control Testing
- Login, MFA, and credential policy behavior
- Session tokens, fixation, and logout handling
- Token and JWT validation weaknesses
Authorization and Access Control Testing
- Horizontal and vertical privilege testing across roles
- Insecure direct object references and forced browsing
- Role matrix evidence and comparative analysis
Injection, Input Handling, and Out-of-Band Verification
- Confirming injection without destructive payloads
- Cross-site scripting and client-side sink testing
- Blind and out-of-band cases using Collaborator
Business Logic and Workflow Testing
- Multi-step workflow and sequence enforcement
- Price, quantity, and approval parameter manipulation
- Replay, race conditions, and repeat-action abuse
Scanner-Assisted Coverage, Extensions, and AI Assistance
- Crawl and audit settings for scoped coverage
- Issue triage and false positive verification
- Custom checks via BChecks and extensions
- Burp AI and agentic testing with data handling limits
Evidence Collection and Audit Documentation
- Request and response evidence with timestamps
- Redaction of sensitive data and evidence handling
- Mapping findings to OWASP Top 10:2025, WSTG, and CWE
- Risk assessment using CVSS v4.0 and audit criteria
Capstone: End-to-End Web Application Control Assessment
- Scoped assessment of a training application
- Workpapers, findings register, and closing debrief
Requirements
- Experience in IT auditing and IT security assessment
- Proficient understanding of technology risk, security controls, and network protocols
- Knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS and the OWASP framework
- Basic to intermediate proficiency with web security testing tools such as Kali Linux and OWASP ZAP
Audience
- Senior and semi-senior IT auditors
- Technology risk and security control assessors
Testimonials (2)
The training helped me expand my knowledge and understanding of Burp Suite. I also realized that what I had learned through self-study was still quite limited. This training was very helpful to me as a QA because Burp Suite is a valuable tool for performing security testing and improving the overall quality of application testing. I will continue exploring this tool and learning more about its features and capabilities.
Rea Mendez - BAKAWAN Data Anallytics Inc.
Course - OWASP Top 10 2025
I really enjoyed learning about AI attacks and the tools out there to begin practicing and actively using for security testing. I took a lot of knowledge away which I didn't have at the beginning and the course met what I hoped it would be. My favorite part shown from the training was Comet Browser and was amazed at what it could do. Definitely something will be looking into more. Overall it was a great course and enjoyed learning all OWASP GenAI Top 10.
