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Certified Cyber Secure Coder

The stakes for software security are very high, and yet many development teams deal with software security only after the code has been developed and the software is being prepared for delivery. As with any aspect of software quality, to ensure successful implementation, security and privacy issues should be managed throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
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The stakes for software security are very high, and yet many development teams deal with software security only after the code has been developed and the software is being prepared for delivery. As with any aspect of software quality, to ensure successful implementation, security and privacy issues should be managed throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
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Identify the need for security in your software projects. Eliminate vulnerabilities within software. Use a Security by Design approach to design a secure architecture for your software. Implement common protections to protect users and data. Apply various testing methods to find and correct security defects in your software. Maintain deployed software to ensure ongoing security

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.

1. Identifying the Need for Security in Your Software Projects

  • Identify Security Requirements and Expectations
  • Identify Factors That Undermine Software Security
  • Find Vulnerabilities in Your Software
  • Gather Intelligence on Vulnerabilities and Exploits

2. Handling Vulnerabilities

  • Handle Vulnerabilities Due to Software Defects and Misconfiguration
  • Handle Vulnerabilities Due to Human Factors
  • Handle Vulnerabilities Due to Process Shortcomings

3. Designing for Security

  • Apply General Principles for Secure Design
  • Design Software to Counter Specific Threats

4. Developing Secure Code

  • Follow Best Practices for Secure Coding
  • Prevent Platform Vulnerabilities
  • Prevent Privacy Vulnerabilities

5. Implementing Common Protections

  • Limit Access Using Login and User Roles
  • Protect Data in Transit and At Rest
  • Implement Error Handling and Logging
  • Protect Sensitive Data and Functions
  • Protect Database Access

6. Testing Software Security

  • Perform Security Testing
  • Analyze Code to find Security Problems
  • Use Automated Testing Tools to Find Security Problems

7. Maintaining Security in Deployed Software

  • Monitor and Log Applications to Support Security
  • Maintain Security after Deployment
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