This course will be useful to programmers and cybersecurity practitioners who are looking to improve their skills and knowledge of secure software development. You will begin by identifying security requirements and expectations, factors that undermine software security, and common vulnerabilities in software. Then, you'll eliminate those vulnerabilities, which are due to either software defects, human factors, or process shortcomings. You'll also apply general principles for secure design and design software to counter specific threats.
CSC: Software Security Essentials
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CSC: Software Security Essentials
This course is part of Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210) Specialization
Instructor: Bill Rosenthal
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1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
You will identify the need for security in software projects, eliminate software vulnerabilities, and use a security-by-design approach.
Skills you'll gain
- Node.JS
- Computer Security
- Design
- Design Strategies
- Human Factors (Security)
- Application Design
- Secure Coding
- Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
- Application Security
- Data Security
- Javascript
- Vulnerability Management
- Computer Programming
- Python Programming
- Vulnerability
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Cyber Security Strategy
- JavaScript Frameworks
- Security Strategy
- Security Controls
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January 2026
Assessments
1 assignment
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210) Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course
As a software developer, your job can be complex and demanding. You must satisfy customers, meet business requirements and deadlines, and work cooperatively with other people on the project—all the while handling the complex technical challenges of rapidly evolving development tools, programming languages, frameworks, and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The complex interactions among all of the components involved in a project can be difficult to manage at times.
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1 reading7 plugins
Before you focus on specific vulnerabilities and tactics for dealing with them, there are some general strategies that you can employ to prevent vulnerabilities from creeping into your software.
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5 plugins
The process you use to design your software should reflect what is important to you, your customers, and other project stakeholders. Following this rationale, if software security is important to you, it should be an important part of your design processes.
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4 plugins
You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
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1 reading1 assignment
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