Course Details
Course Outline
1 - Identifying the Need for Security in Your Software Projects
Identify Security Requirements and ExpectationsIdentify Factors That Undermine Software SecurityFind Vulnerabilities in Your SoftwareGather Intelligence on Vulnerabilities and Exploits
2 - Handling Vulnerabilities
Handle Vulnerabilities Due to Software Defects and MisconfigurationHandle Vulnerabilities Due to Human FactorsHandle Vulnerabilities Due to Process Shortcomings
3 - Designing for Security
Apply General Principles for Secure DesignDesign Software to Counter Specific Threats
4 - Developing Secure Code
Follow Best Practices for Secure CodingPrevent Platform VulnerabilitiesPrevent Privacy Vulnerabilities
5 - Implementing Common Protections
Limit Access Using Login and User RolesProtect Data in Transit and At RestImplement Error Handling and LoggingProtect Sensitive Data and FunctionsProtect Database Access
6 - Testing Software Security
Perform Security TestingAnalyze Code to find Security ProblemsUse Automated Testing Tools to Find Security Problems
7 - Maintaining Security in Deployed Software
Monitor and Log Applications to Support SecurityMaintain Security after Deployment
Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
Who is it For?
Target Audience
This course is designed for software developers, testers, and architects who design and develop software in various programming languages and platforms, including desktop, web, cloud, and mobile, and who want to improve their ability to deliver software that is of high quality, particularly regarding security and privacy.
This course is also designed for students who are seeking the CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder (CSC) Exam CSC-210 certification
Other Prerequisites
This course presents secure programming concepts that apply to many different types of software development projects. Although this course uses Python®, HTML, and JavaScript® to demonstrate various programming concepts, you do not need to have experience in these languages to benefit from this course. However, you should have some programming experience, whether it be developing desktop, mobile, web, or cloud applications. Logical Operations provides a variety of courses covering software development that you might use to prepare for this course, such as:
Python® Programming: Introduction
Python® Programming: Advanced
HTML5: Content Authoring with New and Advanced Features
SQL Querying: Fundamentals (Second Edition)