Secure Coding Practices Specialization

This Specialization is intended for software developers of any level who are not yet fluent with secure coding and programming techniques.Through four courses, you will cover the principles of secure coding, concepts of threat modeling and cryptography and exploit vulnerabilities in both C/C++ and Java languages, which will prepare you to think like a hacker and protect your organizations information. The courses provide ample practice activities including exploiting WebGoat, an OWASP project designed to teach penetration testing.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Practice improving the security and robustness of your programs.
- Create threat models and apply basic cryptography.
- Evaluate and remediate fragile C++ library code.
- Exploit common types of injection problems and fix the root causes.

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