I interview Corey Ball who wrote the book "Hacking APIs" and he tells us about his book and the free training he is making available. This is a cool announcement :)

// MENU //
00:00 - Why talk about pentesting at all?
00:21 - Welcome//Corey
00:48 - What is an API and Why Care?
01:52 - Free API Hacking Course!
02:11 - Overview//Course
02:28 - Do I Need the Book to do the Course?
02:39 - Pre-reqs for Course
03:07 - Cert//When?
03:22 - Hacking APIs//Origin Story
05:34 - The Start//USPS Data Leak
07:31 - OWASP Top 10 Explained
07:49 - API1//Broken Object Level Authorization
08:46 - Testing for BOLA
09:59 - API2//Broken User Authentication
10:35 - Leaked API Keys on GitHub?
10:59 - API3//Excessive Data Exposure
12:05 - API9//Improper Asset Management
13:53 - The World is Running on APIs
14:53 - Who is this Book For?
16:19 - Set Up Hacking Lab
17:47 - You Just Need a Laptop to Start Hacking!
17:52 - Free API Hacking Tools
20:14 - What is Kiterunner
20:47 - Gobuster vs Kiterunner
21:51 - Free Wordlists!
22:05 - What is fuzzing and free fuzzing tool
23:17 - More Tools?
23:47 - How To Find APIs
25:02 - Using nmap to find APIs?
26:09 - Hacking APIs as your start in hacking
28:09 - Difference//REST//GraphQL
29:07 - Learn REST or GraphQL?
31:07 - Take a University Course?
31:44 - Hacking Certifications//Worth It?
33:42 - Being Hacked//How Corey Started
36:31 - Corey's OSCP Experience
38:09 - Hacking APIs As An Alternative Path
38:41 - Resources to Start With
39:26 - Ten Years of Experience?
39:52 - Huge Demand for Hacking APIs
40:25 - The Course is Completely Free
40:47- Breaking Barriers!
41:37 - Thank You & Final Words

// Free API hacking course //
APIsec Certified Expert Course: https://university.apisec.ai/

// Defcon Workshop notes //
https://sway.office.com/HVrL2AXUlWGNDHqy

// Books //
Hacking API’s by Corey J Ball: https://amzn.to/3JOJG0E
Bug Bounty Bootcamp Vickie Li: https://amzn.to/3SPCtBF

// YouTube channels mentioned //
InsiderPHD: https://www.youtube.com/c/InsiderPhD
IppSec: https://www.youtube.com/c/ippsec/videos

// Corey SOCIAL //
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyjball/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hAPI_hacker

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