CSC: Software Security Essentials

This course is part of Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210) Specialization

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

You will identify the need for security in software projects, eliminate software vulnerabilities, and use a security-by-design approach.

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Details to know

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Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210) Specialization

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course will be useful to programmers and cybersecurity practitioners who are looking to improve their skills and knowledge of secure software development. You will begin by identifying security requirements and expectations, factors that undermine software security, and common vulnerabilities in software. Then, you'll eliminate those vulnerabilities, which are due to either software defects, human factors, or process shortcomings. You'll also apply general principles for secure design and design software to counter specific threats.

As a software developer, your job can be complex and demanding. You must satisfy customers, meet business requirements and deadlines, and work cooperatively with other people on the project—all the while handling the complex technical challenges of rapidly evolving development tools, programming languages, frameworks, and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The complex interactions among all of the components involved in a project can be difficult to manage at times.

What's included

1 reading7 plugins

1 reading Total 5 minutes

Course Introduction 5 minutes

7 plugins Total 295 minutes

Getting Started with This Course 45 minutes
Lesson Introduction 5 minutes
Identify Security Requirements and Expectations 60 minutes
Identify Factors That Undermine Software Security 60 minutes
Find Vulnerabilities in Your Software 60 minutes
Gather Intelligence on Vulnerabilities and Exploits 60 minutes
Lesson Summary 5 minutes

Before you focus on specific vulnerabilities and tactics for dealing with them, there are some general strategies that you can employ to prevent vulnerabilities from creeping into your software.

What's included

5 plugins

The process you use to design your software should reflect what is important to you, your customers, and other project stakeholders. Following this rationale, if software security is important to you, it should be an important part of your design processes.