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Explore a Career in Application Security

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The demand for application security professionals continues to grow as more and more apps make their way online. Begin your path toward becoming an application security engineer by building a solid foundation in application security testing.
  • See how security testing fits into software dev lifecycle.
  • Learn how to use security testing to validate your code.
  • Develop your knowledge of testing in key environments.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Cybersecurity Foundations: Application Security
-Learn about the most recent and common cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and how to defend applications against them.

Course 2: Penetration Testing Essential Training
-Penetration testing is an in-demand skill for cybersecurity professionals, and this course provides a solid hands-on overview of popular pen testing tools and techniques.

Course 3: Learning the OWASP Top 10
-Explore the ten most critical software vulnerabilities for 2021, as described by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP).

Course 4: Security Testing Essential Training (2022)
-Learn about security testing. Learn how to set up a test environment, plan assessments, identify targets, and execute security tests with popular tools like Nmap and Wireshark.

Course 5: Dynamic Application Security Testing
-Embed security into the software development life cycle. Discover how to use online security testing to validate your code and uncover vulnerabilities.

Course 6: Static Application Security Testing
-Embed security into the software development lifecycle. Discover how to use offline security testing to validate your code and uncover vulnerabilities.

Course 7: Soft Skills for Information Security Professionals
-Information security isn’t all ones and zeros. Learn how to communicate security concepts and proposals in terms that will resonate with audiences of all technical abilities.

Taught by

Jerod Brennen, Kevin Skoglund, Jerod Brennen, Jerod Brennen, Caroline Wong, Frank Moley, James Wickett and Tim Chase

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