Application Security for Developers and DevOps Professionals
Completed by Chris Njiru
February 11, 2026
17 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Explain security by design, learn to develop applications using security by design principles; perform defensive coding following OWASP principles.
Describe IBM cloud container vulnerability; perform vulnerability scanning and pen testing with Kali Linux.
Describe what to look for in app performance; perform troubleshooting using logging, stack trace, and log analytics.
Discuss concepts like Golden Signals; list tools for monitoring and troubleshooting; and test monitoring in action with Prometheus and Grafana.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Continuous Monitoring
- Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
- Category: Vulnerability Assessments
- Category: Threat Modeling
- Category: Data Security
- Category: Development Environment
- Category: DevOps
- Category: System Monitoring
- Category: DevSecOps
- Category: Vulnerability Scanning
- Category: Security Testing
- Category: Security Controls
