Secure Software Development Fundamentals

Course Description

This course addresses the vital need for security awareness among modern software developers, specifically focusing on effective strategies to counter prevalent software attacks. Designed for software developers, DevOps professionals, and others in related fields, it provides practical tools and techniques for developing secure software, ensuring robust defense mechanisms are integrated throughout the software lifecycle. The Open Source Security Foundation within the Linux Foundation has developed this course to enhance security in the open source ecosystem.

What Students Will Learn

• Key strategies for security verification in software using static and dynamic analysis tools within continuous integration pipelines.
• Approaches to threat modeling, focusing on understanding the attacker's perspective and using the STRIDE model for securing software designs.
• Best practices for deploying and maintaining secure software, managing vulnerabilities, and updating software in response to emerging threats.
• Foundational knowledge in assurance cases and formal methods to justify and verify the security integrity of software systems.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic understanding of software development. No specific programming skills are required, but familiarity with software development practices will be beneficial.

Course Outline

• Security Verification Techniques and Tools
• Threat and Attack Modeling
• Secure Software Deployment and Maintenance
• Introduction to Assurance Cases and Formal Methods

Who Should Enroll

This course is ideal for software developers, software engineers, DevOps professionals, web application developers, and anyone else interested in learning how to incorporate security into software development.

Real-World Application

Skills acquired from this course will enable participants to design, develop, and maintain secure software systems. Students can apply these skills to protect software against attacks, minimize vulnerabilities, and ensure compliance with security standards, thereby enhancing their professional capability in the competitive tech industry.

Syllabus

• Introduction to the Course
• Chapter 1: Verification - Principles and Tools
• Chapter 2: Threat Modeling
• Chapter 3: Cryptography Essentials
• Chapter 4: Advanced Security Topics
• Final Assessment (for certificate earners)