CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder™ (CSC)

On this accelerated 3-day Cyber Secure Coder (CSC) course, you'll learn how to identify and remedy software security breaches and vulnerabilities - 40% faster than traditional training.

Become a Cyber Secure Coder and build secure architecture for your software, helping your business grow and keep internal data protected.

You'll be immersed in the curriculum through Firebrand's unique Lecture | Lab | Review technique, which allows you learn and retain information faster.

Your expert instructor will introduce tools and tactics used to manage cyber security risks, teaching you to understand and integrate technologies from a range of different vendors and how to combat the security risks involved. You'll gain a new, specialised set of skills working with a variety of software, Python, HTML and more.

On this all-inclusive accelerated course, you'll learn how to:

• Identify the need for new security in software
• Eliminate vulnerabilities by using a Security by Design approach
• Implement protections for user data
• Apply various tests to uncover and correct security defects and maintain current software

With these skills, you'll be a valuable asset - enabling your business to keep up with demands for connectivity and application development by ensuring software and applications are safe from increasingly severe cyber threats.

During this course, you'll not only build on your current skill set, but also prepare for and sit the CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder exam (CSC-210), covered by your Certification Guarantee.

This course is designed for software developers, testers and architects. However, feel free to enrol if you have interest in furthering your learning and developing more skills in these areas.

Lesson 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

Lesson 2: Handling Vulnerabilities

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

Lesson 3: Designing for Security

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

Lesson 4: Developing Secure Code

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

Lesson 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

Lesson 6: Testing Software Security

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

Lesson 7: Maintaining Security in Deployed Software

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

There are no formal prerequisites for this course, but it is suggested that you are able to:

• Develop applications using multiple programming languages and coding environments while following generally accepted coding best practices
• Develop applications for a variety of platforms: web, cloud, mobile, desktop
• Write and analyse use cases, technical requirements, specifications, and other application documentation
• Work with common tools, such as analysis, debugging, encryption, and penetration testing tools

This course does not include an exam; however, at the end of your course, you will have the knowledge to sit the Exam CSC-210: Cyber Secure Coder in your own time.