Introduction to Secure Programming

Beginner
  • 8 videos | 37m 21s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
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Explore the basic concepts of the secure programming methodology, including identifying potential security risks. This course introduces you to defensive and secure programming, and the importance of testing your code. You will begin by learning how to identify potential risk sources from user input, external data sources, weak access security, inadequate input validation, poor code, and unhandled exceptions. Next, see how to initiate defensive programming in all stages of the software life cycle. From there you will study the purpose of software tests, test guidelines, the software testing process, and low-level design inspection steps. Conclude by learning the levels, steps, guidelines, and benefits of unit testing.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Describe defensive programming and identify its benefits and disadvantages
    Describe secure programming, its relationship to defensive programming, and its benefits and disadvantages
    Identify sources of risk that can negatively impact your software applications
    Describe best practices for creating secure code
  • Describe how to include defensive programming techniques into your software development process
    Describe why testing should be performed and identify the major phases of the software testing process
    Describe what unit testing is and the benefits it provides
    Identify the benefits of employing defensive and secure programming and recognize the phases of the software testing process

IN THIS COURSE

  • 3m 52s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe defensive programming, identify its benefits, and identify its disadvantages. FREE ACCESS
  • 5m 1s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe secure programming, its relationship to defensive programming, and its benefits and disadvantages. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Potential Risk Sources
    4m 17s
    In this video, you will identify sources of risk that can negatively impact your software applications. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Secure Coding Practices
    4m 52s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe best practices for creating secure code. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Initiating Defensive Programming
    5m 16s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe how to include defensive programming techniques into your software development process. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Introduction to Testing
    5m 18s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe why testing should be performed and identify the major phases of the software testing process. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Introduction to Unit Testing
    4m 41s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe what unit testing is and the benefits it provides. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Exercise: Program Securely
    4m 6s
    Learn how to identify the benefits of employing defensive and secure programming and recognize the phases of the software testing process. FREE ACCESS

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