Application Security for Developers

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Free Online Course: Application Security for Developers provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 5 weeks long, 8-10 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from edX. Application Security for Developers is taught by John Rofrano.

Overview
  • Vulnerabilities can occur at any stage of software development, making it critical for developers to write secure code and maintain a secured development environment and the platform it runs on. In this course, you will learn to identify security vulnerabilities in applications and implement secure code practices to prevent events like data breaches and leaks which can significantly impact an organization’s reputation and financial condition. This course provides a comprehensive overview of security best practices that developers should follow when developing applications. You’ll gain extensive knowledge on various practices, concepts, and processes for maintaining a secure environment, including DevSecOps practices that automate security integration across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), Static Application Security Testing (SAST) for identifying security flaws, Dynamic Analysis, and Dynamic Testing, and creating a Secure Development Environment, an ongoing process for securing a network, computing resources, and storage devices both on-premise and in the cloud. This course familiarizes you with the top Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) application security risks such as broken access controls and SQL injections and teaches you how to prevent and mitigate these threats. This course includes multiple hands-on labs to develop and demonstrate your skills and knowledge for maintaining a secure development environment.

Syllabus
  • Module 1: Introduction to Security for Application Development

    • Security By Design

    • What is DevSecOps

    • Vulnerability Scanning and Threat Modeling

    • Threat Monitoring

    • Activity: Security Concepts and Terminology

    Module 2: Security Testing and Mitigation Strategies

    • Intro to Security Testing and Mitigation Strategies

    • Static Analysis

    • Dynamic Analysis

    • Hands-on Lab: Using Static and Dynamic Analysis

    • Code Review

    • Vulnerability Analysis

    • Evaluating Vulnerability Analysis

    • Runtime Protection

    • Software Component Analysis

    • Hands-on Lab: Evaluate Software Component Analysis

    • Continuous Security Analysis

    Module 3: OWASP

    • Intro to OWASP

    • OWASP Top 1-3

    • OWASP Top 4-6

    • OWASP Top 7-10

    • SQL Injections

    • Hands-on Lab: Understanding SQL Injections

    • Software and Data Integrity Failures: Cross Site Scripting

    • Hands-on Lab: Software and Data Integrity Failures: Cross Site Scripting

    • Storing Secrets Securely

    • Lab: Storing Secrets Securely

    • App ID

    Module 4: Security Best Practices

    • Code Practices

    • Hands-on Lab: Code Practices

    • Dependencies

    • Hands-on Lab: Dependencies

    • Secure Development Environment

    • Hands-on Lab: Secure Development Environment

    Module 5: Final Exam