Building Secure Applications Online Course

Building Secure Applications Online Course

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to application security, emphasizing its critical role in modern software development. You’ll learn core concepts such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and threat analysis. The course covers threat modeling, security analysis, penetration testing, and vulnerability management, showing how to integrate security into DevOps and development processes. You’ll also explore risk management, bridging gaps between engineering and security, and creating a security roadmap. By the end, you’ll be able to implement, measure, and continuously improve application security strategies to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Who should take this Course?

The Building Secure Applications Online Course is ideal for software developers, security engineers, and IT professionals who want to learn best practices for designing and implementing secure applications. It’s also suitable for those seeking to protect applications against common vulnerabilities, comply with security standards, and integrate security into the software development lifecycle. Basic knowledge of programming and application development is recommended for effective learning.

What you will learn

• Define the scope and challenges of application security
• Learn to create a DevSecOps pipeline
• Learn about threat modeling and risk rating
• Apply security standards, requirements, and maturity models
• Measure and enhance the effectiveness of your security program
• Create a roadmap for application security in your organization

Course Outline

Welcome to the Course

• Introduction

Why Do We Need Application Security

• Define Application Security
• Why is Application Security Challenging
• Shifting Left Versus Shifting Right
• Application Security Needs You

Defining the Problem

• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Availability
• Authentication and Authorization
• Adversaries
• Measuring Risk

Components of Application Security

• Threat Modeling
• Security Analysis
• Penetration Testing
• Run Time Protection
• Vulnerability Management
• Putting it all Together

Releasing Secure Code

• Security in DevOps
• How Software Gets Developed
• Applying Security Tools

Security Belongs to Everyone

• Security is Everyone's Problem
• Creating Security Education
• Security Standards, Requirements, And Reference Architecture
• Security Maturity Models
• Decentralized Application Security

Application Security as a Service

• Managing Risk in Development
• Enablement Instead of Gates
• Bridging Engineering and Security

Building a Roadmap

• Getting The Current Posture
• Organizational Goals
• Identifying the Gaps
• Application Security Roadmaps

Measuring Success in Your Application Security Program

• Measuring Effectiveness of Your Program
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Getting Feedback on the Program
• Security Scorecards

Continuously Improving the Program

• Staying Ahead of the Attackers
• Threat Catalogs
• Staying Ahead of Engineering
• Shiny Tools