C++ 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

• 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
• 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 – C++Learning Path includes a variety of security courses designed to provide a continuous working knowledge of application security best practices for building applications that range from desktop applications to native mobile applications and embedded systems.  The curriculum provides the knowledge needed to build efficient, reusable, and reliable C++ code that interacts with low-level systems and hardware resources.

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

• Mitigate memory corruption vulnerabilities
• Protect data in transit using strong TLS ciphers
• Protect data using cryptographic best practices while applying secure coding best practices

NOTE: This Learning Paths is considered tertiary to Core and Advanced 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

• COD 206 – Creating Secure C++ Code
• COD 207 – Communication Security in C++
• COD 255 – Creating Secure Code – Web API Foundations
• COD 262 – Fundamentals of Shell and Interpreted Language Security
• COD 307 – Protecting Data in C++
• DES 203 – Cryptographic Components: Randomness, Algorithms, and Key Management
• DES 207 – Mitigating OWASP API Security Top 10
• DES 219 – Securing Google’s Firebase Platform

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 263 – Secure Bash Scripting
• COD 264 – Secure Perl Scripting
• COD 265 – Secure Python Scripting
• COD 266 – Secure Ruby Scripting
• DES 101 – Fundamentals of Secure Architecture
• LAB 102 – Identifying Broken Object-Level Authorization Vulnerabilities
• LAB 104 – Identifying Business Logic Flaw Vulnerabilities
• LAB 105 – Identifying Credential Dumping Vulnerabilities
• LAB 108 – Identifying Reverse Engineering Vulnerabilities
• 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 122 – Identifying Insecure APIs
• 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 132 – Identifying Exposed Services
• 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
• SDT 302 – Testing for Identification and Authentication Failures
• SDT 319 – Testing for Out-of-bounds Read
• SDT 320 – Testing for Out-of-bounds Write
• SDT 324 – Testing for Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
• SDT 325 – Testing for NULL Pointer Dereference
• SDT 326 – Testing for Use After Free