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How to Write Secure Code

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    Help developers to master the techniques of writing secure code
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    Help software testers to test the security of the application before publishing to the production environment
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    Understand the details of the latest cyber attacks that have been used and the countermeasures used to stop and prevent these attacks
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    See for yourself how developers mistakes led to catastrophic attacks
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    Put into practice the security controls and gain the experience and knowledge to produce secure coding

Overview

Off the shelf (OTS)

After the major attacks against national infrastructures, security professionals found that the majority of the vulnerabilities that caused the attacks came from poor and vulnerable code that the developers write.

Developers now need to master the techniques of how to write secure code, because we are in a situation where anyone can use available tools to write a script that can effectively disable a large organisation’s systems because the developers have written poor code.

Delivery method
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Face to face

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Virtual

Course duration
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35 hours

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Working

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Delivery method
  • face to face icon

    Face to face

  • Virtual icon

    Virtual

Course duration
Duration icon

35 hours

Competency level
  • Working icon

    Working