About This Course
This course covers software development security while focusing on the systems development life cycle, operating systems, and their environments. Additional topics include the role of various databases in security and how to recognize and guard against attacks on software. Students will have the opportunity to apply application security controls. This course requires a basic understanding of IT concepts.
Features
- Mobile-friendly
- Audio-enabled
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Real-world case studies
- Fully accessible
- Games & Flashcards
- Expert-supported
- Video content
Topics
- Data breach
- Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
- Cyber attacks
- SSCP
- Software development and security
- Software development life cycle
- Operating systems (OS)
- Change management
- Application systems
- Operating environments
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Programming languages
- Knowledge-based system
- Applets
- Databases
- Cloud computing
- Web application
- Software development models
- Software-based attacks
- Malware countermeasures
Outcomes
- Discuss the role of security in software development
- Explain the systems development life cycle and compare its eight stages
- Understand what the operating system is and how it works
- Describe different application and operating environments
- Discuss the role of databases in information security and identify different database types
- Apply several application security controls
- Recognize several software-based attacks and describe methods to guard against them
Certifications
CAPM®/PMP®/PgMP® — 5 credits
- Technical PDUs — 2.5 credit(s)
- Leadership PDUs — 1 credit(s)
- Strategic/Business PDUs — 1.5 credit(s)
PfMP® — 2.5 credits
- Technical PDUs — 0 credit(s)
- Leadership PDUs — 1 credit(s)
- Strategic/Business PDUs — 1.5 credit(s)
PMI-ACP® — 5 credits
- Technical PDUs — 2.5 credit(s)
- Leadership PDUs — 1 credit(s)
- Strategic/Business PDUs — 1.5 credit(s)
PMI-PBA® — 2.5 credits
- Technical PDUs — 0 credit(s)
- Leadership PDUs — 1 credit(s)
- Strategic/Business PDUs — 1.5 credit(s)
PMI-RMP® — 5 credits
- Technical PDUs — 2.5 credit(s)
- Leadership PDUs — 1 credit(s)
- Strategic/Business PDUs — 1.5 credit(s)
PMI-SP® — 2.5 credits
- Technical PDUs — 0 credit(s)
- Leadership PDUs — 1 credit(s)
- Strategic/Business PDUs — 1.5 credit(s)
Skills You'll Gain
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Abilities
Knowledge
Skills
Technology Skills
Data base user interface and query softwareDevelopment environment softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareInternet browser softwareData base management system softwareRequirements analysis and system architecture softwareApplication server softwareData mining softwareCommunications server softwareStorage networking software