Developing Secure Applications Course

In today's fast-paced technological landscape, the significance of a secure development approach cannot be overstated. The process of software and system development is constantly evolving, with increased automation and integration.

Modern developers can now use code to define an entire system architecture and integrate it with tooling that automates both testing and deployment, creating a more streamlined and efficient development process.

Our Developing Secure Applications course will help employees understand the key principles to ensure secure software development and deployment.

About this Course

Available as part of our Risk Management Library.

Learning objectives

Recognise the importance of developing and deploying software securely
Understand the major principles of secure development
Identify areas of your development process that could be vulnerable or made more secure
Take steps to improve the security of your development process

Course Contents

Welcome

- Learning objective
-How to complete this course

The evolution of code development

- You decide: Managing software security risks
- Secure development principles

Principle 1: Secure development is everyone's concern

- Integrating security
- Principle 1: Day-to-day activities

Principle 2: Keep your security knowledge sharp

- Principle 2: Day-to-day activities
- Actions: Education & training

Principle 3: Produce clean & maintainable code

- Actions: Writing & checking code
- Actions: Building team culture

Principle 4; Secure your development environment

- Actions

Principle 5: Protect your code repository

- Actions: Focus on the repository
- Actions: Focus on credentials

Principle 6: Secure the build & deployment pipeline

- Actions: Build & deployment infrastructure
- Actions: Deployment

Principle 7: Continually test your security

- Actions: Creating tests
- Actions: Maintaining the testing environment

Principle 8: Plan for security flaws

- Actions

Summary

Affirmation

Assessment

Course Specifications

Structure

Approximately 45-minute long e-learning course followed by a 10-question assessment.

Audience

Suitable for all staff - examples and interactivities designed for staff at all levels. No previous knowledge or experience is required.

Design

SHARD-compliant, responsive display on all devices, accessibility on screen readers, visual design controlled via a client style sheet.

Compatibility

All Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, Android (Flash-free for mobile compatibility). AICC and SCORM 1.2-compliant, suitable for both hosted and deployed SCORM or AICC.