Applied Cybersecurity: Analysis of a Typical Website Attack and Mitigation and Prevention Strategies

Abstract

This article addresses web application security through the forensic analysis of a typical cyberattack. Using the TryHackMe platform and the Overpass 2 – Hacked challenge, an attack against a web server was emulated, examining each stage of the process from vulnerability identification and exploitation to the achievement of unauthorized access. Wireshark was selected as the primary tool for capturing and analyzing network traffic, enabling the reconstruction of the sequence of events and a detailed understanding of the techniques employed by the attacker.