Identifying the Need for Security in Your Software Projects

The first step in tackling the problem of software security is to understand the challenges you're up against.

16 videos // 119 minutes of training

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Course description

In this course, you will identify requirements and cybersecurity standards that apply to your software development projects, and the consequences of not meeting them; identify people, process and product factors that undermine software security; identify ways that software security may be broken to gain insights into software vulnerabilities; and use information sources to find vulnerabilities and exploits affecting your software projects.

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Meet the author

Chrys Thorsen

Chrys Thorsen is a technology and education consultant with 25 years of experience. Her work has taken her around the U.S. and overseas, including as a contractor for the CDC using technology to help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. During her career, she has acquired 40 IT certifications, authored over 25 textbooks on a wide range of IT subjects, including secure iOS and Android coding, and created an equal number of IT-related video courses. When not working, Chrys enjoys reading scientific articles and experimenting with Internet-of-Things devices. She currently lives in Virginia with her sister, her cat and her dog which, as she describes it, "have the worst sibling rivalry imaginable."

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