Simulating and Detecting Broken Authentication

This video dives into Broken Authentication—a critical web security risk where attackers exploit weak login mechanisms to gain unauthorized access to your applications. I will demonstrate how automated tools and custom scripts are used to execute dangerous Brute Force, Password Spraying, and Credential Stuffing attacks. But we aren't just here to look at the threat; you will also learn how to detect and mitigate these credential abuse techniques. We’ll explore using Fastly Next-Gen WAF as a robust defense layer, showing how its proprietary SmartParse technology inspects incoming traffic to surface automated attacks and how its advanced fingerprinting capabilities keep your application secure. Watch now to learn how to keep your user accounts locked down and resilient! What You’ll Learn: • The Risks of Broken Authentication: How vulnerable login endpoints leave applications exposed to automated account takeover attempts. • Brute Force vs. Password Spraying: Understanding high-volume single-account attacks versus sophisticated wide-net credential guessing strategies. • Automated Attack Simulation: How attackers scale their operations using tools like Burp Suite and custom Python scripts to rotate User-Agents and reuse leaked tokens. • Next-Gen WAF Defense: Implementing Fastly Next-Gen WAF and its context-aware SmartParse technology to identify automated malicious payloads. • Advanced Fingerprinting & Mitigation: Leveraging deep tech data like JA4 signatures to trace and block attackers even when they hide behind rotating IPs or fake browsers. Learn more about Fastly Next-Gen WAF: https://www.fastly.com/products/web-application-api-protection