Introduction to Application Security
The Introduction to Application Security Training is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles, concepts, and best practices in application secu...
Delivery Method: Video-Based Training
Course Delivery Format: recording
Course Level
Timeline
Price
£200
Description
The Introduction to Application Security Training is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles, concepts, and best practices in application security. This course equips learners with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities in applications, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and the overall integrity of software systems.
Course Objectives
- Understand the importance of application security and its role in protecting sensitive data.
- Identify common security threats and vulnerabilities present in applications.
- Learn essential security concepts and principles, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and secure coding practices.
- Explore different types of attacks and techniques used by malicious actors to exploit vulnerabilities.
- Acquire knowledge of various security testing methodologies to assess the robustness of applications.
- Gain hands-on experience in using security tools and techniques to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
- Develop an understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
- Learn about security considerations in different application frameworks and platforms.
- Understand the importance of secure coding practices and the significance of developer awareness in preventing security breaches.
- Explore emerging trends and challenges in application security.
Course Outline
Course Outline for Introduction to Application Security
Introduction to Application Security
- Importance of application security
- Security threats and attack vectors and Security principles and concepts.
Common Application Security Vulnerabilities
- Injection attacks (SQL commands etc.)
- Cross-site scripting (XSS)
- Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
- Security misconfigurations and Broken authentication and Session management
Secure Coding Practices
- Input validation and output encoding
- Secure handling of sensitive data
- Secure authentication and authorization
- Error handling and logging and Security in third-party libraries and dependencies
Application Security Testing
- Overview of security testing methodologies
- Dynamic application security testing (DAST)
- Static application security testing (SAST)
- Interactive application security testing (IAST) and Security code review
Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Secure requirements gathering and analysis
- Secure design and architecture
- Secure coding and implementation
- Security testing and verification and Deployment and maintenance considerations
Application Security in Practice
- Security considerations in web applications
- Mobile application security
- Cloud application security
- Internet of Things (IoT) application security
Developer Awareness and Training
- Educating developers on secure coding practices
- Building a security-aware development culture
- Integrating security into the development process
Emerging Trends and Challenges
- The evolving threat landscape
- DevOps and security integration
- Application security in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
Course Prerequisites
There are no strict prerequisites for this course. However, a basic understanding of programming concepts and web technologies will be beneficial.
Career Path
- Application Security Engineer
- DevSecOPS Engineer
- Front-End Application Security Architect
- IT Security Engineer
Target Audience
- Application Security Engineer
- DevSecOPS Engineer
- Front-End Application Security Architect
- IT Security Engineer
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Exams & Certifications
- Certified Application Security Engineers(.NET) by EC-Council
- Certified Application Security Engineer (JAVA) by EC-Council
- Web Application Hacking and Security by EC-Council
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