Information Security Crash Course: Quick Steps to Safety

Course Overview

• Course Title: Information Security Crash Course: Quick Steps to Safety
• Instructor: Andrii Piatakha
• Target Audience: Developers, IT professionals, cybersecurity enthusiasts
• Prerequisites:
  • Understanding of fundamental web technologies (e.g., HTTP, APIs)
  • Familiarity with database concepts
  • A general understanding of how software applications work (e.g., client-server architecture)
  • Interest in learning secure coding practices and cybersecurity concepts
  • Basic programming knowledge

Curriculum Highlights

• Key Topics Covered:
  • Implementing defense-in-depth strategies
  • Recognizing and mitigating common software vulnerabilities
  • Preventing buffer overflow attacks
  • Writing secure APIs
  • Configuring secure default settings
  • Responding to security breaches
  • Utilizing SDLC practices
  • Monitoring and auditing logs
  • Employing principle of least privilege
  • Securing third-party libraries
  • Mitigating CSRF attacks
  • Designing secure error handling and logging
  • Avoiding hardcoded credentials
  • Ensuring security in microservices
  • Safeguarding containers and DevOps practices
  • Evaluating third-party integration risks
  • Configuring secure cryptographic protocols
  • Implementing secure password storage
  • Conducting static and dynamic code analysis
  • Building threat models
  • Applying patch management strategies
  • Managing secrets securely
  • Designing security-conscious user interfaces
  • Protecting against insecure deserialization
  • Establishing secure MDM policies
  • Complying with data protection regulations
  • Identifying phishing and social engineering tactics
  • Securing legacy systems
  • Performing risk assessments
  • Educating team members on security best practices
• Key Skills Learned:
  • General security practices
  • Input validation and sanitization
  • Output encoding
  • Authentication and session management
  • Robust authorization mechanisms
  • Zero Trust and modern authentication
  • Encryption basics
  • Database security
  • Safe file handling
  • Securing communication channels
  • System hardening
  • Cloud security best practices
  • Mobile application security

Course Format

• Duration: 7 hours on-demand video
• Format: Self-paced online course
• Resources:
  • 1 article
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion