Back-End Developer

Overview

The Secure Developer – Advanced Learning Path explores different models, standards, frameworks, and security concepts that you can use to understand security issues and improve the security posture of your applications. The curriculum provides individuals with an understanding of how to ensure security is part of software design. Learners will gain in-depth knowledge of security practices that must be considered within every phase of the development lifecycle to help secure software applications and data. By introducing the DevSecOps philosophies, learners are prepared to focus on time saving but effective techniques that maximize security resources all while shortening system development lifecycles and providing continuous delivery of high-quality software.

Upon successful completion of this path, you will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Use NIST and MITRE ATT&CK security frameworks to identify and categorize potential threats
• Identify and apply relevant cryptographic technologies to secure applications and data
• Apply techniques to remove architecture weak spots and avoid vulnerability propagation
• Implement a zero-trust architecture
• Create a threat model for application scenarios
• Manage identities, privileges, and secrets securely
• Understand, create, and articulate security requirements as part of a software requirement document
• Determine which types of automated tests should be performed at various stages of the SDLC

NOTE: This Learning Path is considered principal to all Elite Secure Developer Learning Paths. Learn and Skill labs are elective training modules that help transform concepts into tangible skills through hands-on, realistic examples of real-world threat scenarios.

Courses

• API 251 – Implementing Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)
• CYB 250 – Cyber Threat Hunting: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP)
• CYB 310 – Using Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management(C-SCRM) to Mitigate Threats to IT/OT
• DES 204 – The Role of Cryptography in Application Development
• DES 212 – Architecture Risk Analysis and Remediation
• DES 311 – Creating Secure Application Architecture
• DES 361 – Mitigating LCNC (Low-Code/No-Code) Account Impersonation
• DES 362 – Mitigating LCNC (Low-Code/No-Code) Authorization Misuse
• DSO 212 – Fundamentals of Zero Trust Security
• DSO 302 – Automated Security Testing
• DSO 307 – Secure Secrets Management
• ENG 205 – Fundamentals of Threat Modeling
• ENG 211 – How to Create Application Security Design Requirements
• ENG 212 – Implementing Secure Software Operations
• ENG 312 – How to Perform a Security Code Review
• ENG 320 – Using the Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to Secure Open Source Components

Overview

The Elite Secure Developer – Back-End Learning Path includes a variety of security courses that provide a solid foundation of security features needed to write web services and APIs used by front-end and mobile application developers. The curriculum presents secure coding best practices in all phases of the development life cycle across cutting-edge technologies like Node.js, Angular.js, and MySQL with special attention to managing the interchange of data between the server and users. The Elite Secure Developer – Back-End Learning Path equips developers with the knowledge and skills to:

• Design, develop, and host back-end APIs, databases, and other services, including JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, Oracle, and Python microservices
• Handle common application security vulnerabilities
• Manage data interchange between servers and users

NOTE: Secure Developer – Core and Advanced Learning paths are considered principal to all Elite Secure Developer Learning Paths. All Learn and Skill labs are elective training modules that help transform concepts into tangible skills through hands-on, realistic examples of real-world threat scenarios.

Courses

• API 210 – Mitigating APIs Lack of Resources & Rate Limiting
• API 211 – Mitigating APIs Broken Object Level Authorization
• API 213 – Mitigating APIs Mass Assignment
• API 214 – Mitigating APIs Improper Asset Management
• COD 241 – Creating Secure Oracle DB Applications
• COD 251 – Defending AJAX-Enabled Web Applications
• COD 255 – Creating Secure Code: Web API Foundations
• COD 256 – Creating Secure Code Ruby on Rails Foundations
• COD 287 – Java Application Server Hardening
• COD 288 – Java Public Key Cryptography
• COD 352 – Creating Secure JavaScript and jQuery Code
• COD 383 – Protecting Java Backend Services
• DES 207 – Mitigating OWASP API Security Top 10
• DSO 304 – Securing API Gateways in a DevSecOps Framework
• LAB 122 – Identifying Insecure APIs
• LAB 132 – Identifying Exposed Services

Overview

Learning paths may include elective course content that is not required to complete SI-CSC certification exams successfully. These additional courses are suggested based on alignment with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. To understand how courses map to this framework, please contact us.

Courses

• COD 267 – Securing Python Microservices
• DES 101 – Fundamentals of Secure Architecture
• DES 219 – Securing Google’s Firebase Platform
• DES 261 – Securing Serverless Environments
• DES 262 – Securing Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms
• DES 313 – Hardening a Kubernetes Cluster
• DES 314 – Hardening the Docker Engine
• LAB 111 – Identifying Server-Side Request Forgery
• LAB 114 – Identifying Cookie Tampering
• LAB 116 – Identifying Forceful Browsing
• LAB 117 – Identifying Hidden Form Field
• LAB 118 – Identifying Weak File Upload Validation
• LAB 123 – Identifying Vertical Privilege Escalation
• LAB 124 – Identifying Horizontal Privilege Escalation
• LAB 125 – Identifying Buffer Overflow
• LAB 126 – Identifying Information Leakage
• LAB 128 – Identifying Unverified Password Change
• LAB 130 – Identifying Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
• LAB 131 – Identifying Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
• LAB 134 – Identifying Plaintext Storage of a Password
• LAB 135 – Identifying URL Redirection to Untrusted Site
• LAB 136 – Identifying Improper Neutralization of Script in Attributes in a Web Page
• LAB 310 – ATT&CK: File and Directory Permissions Modification
• LAB 311 – ATT&CK: File and Directory Discovery
• LAB 315 – ATT&CK: Updating Vulnerable Java Web Application Server Software
• LAB 321 – ATT&CK: Password Cracking
• LAB 322 – ATT&CK: Exploiting Windows File Sharing Server with External Remote Services
• LAB 323 – ATT&CK: Exploiting Vulnerable Java Web Application Server Software
• LAB 324 – ATT&CK: Exploiting Java Web Application Server Misconfiguration
• LAB 330 – ATT&CK: Exploiting Java SQL Injection to Extract Password Hashes
• LAB 331 – ATT&CK: Network Service Discovery
• LAB 332 – ATT&CK: Network Share Discovery
• LAB 334 – ATT&CK: Create Account
• LAB 335 – ATT&CK: Unsecured Credentials
• LAB 336 – ATT&CK Data from Local System
• LAB 337 – ATT&CK Valid Accounts
• SDT 303 – Testing for Cryptographic Failures
• SDT 304 – Testing for Insecure Design
• SDT 306 – Testing for Security Misconfiguration
• SDT 307 – Testing for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)