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CSC: Secure Software Development and Implementation

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CSC: Secure Software Development and Implementation

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8 hours to complete
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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • In this course, you will develop secure code and implement common protections to protect users and data.

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January 2026

Assessments

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Taught in English

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This course is part of the Certified Cyber Secure Coder (Exam CSC-210) Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 3 modules in this course

In this course, you'll continue developing your secure software development skills by following best practices for secure coding and preventing both platform and privacy vulnerabilities. You'll also implement common protections such as limiting access, protecting data in transit and at ret, implementing error handling and logging, protecting sensitive data and functions, and protecting database access.

This is the second course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you run free versions of Python, PyCharm, and Node.js on a Windows system. The course setup instructions provided in the first module of this course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.

You have designed the general application architecture and have performed threat modeling to identify potential vulnerabilities. You have followed a risk management process to identify how you will deal with each vulnerability, including specific countermeasures that you have incorporated into the design. Now it's time to start coding

What's included

1 reading5 plugins

1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • ⚠️READ THIS FIRST⚠️•5 minutes
5 plugins•Total 175 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Follow Best Practices for Secure Coding•55 minutes
  • Prevent Platform Vulnerabilities•55 minutes
  • Prevent Privacy Vulnerabilities•55 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

You have identified various common patterns of vulnerabilities in your software. Others have already had to deal with these common vulnerabilities and have developed common approaches for dealing with them, which you can use in your own projects.

What's included

7 plugins

7 plugins•Total 260 minutes
  • Lesson Introduction•5 minutes
  • Limit Access Using Login and User Roles•50 minutes
  • Protect Data in Transit and At Rest•50 minutes
  • Implement Error Handling and Logging•50 minutes
  • Protect Sensitive Data and Functions•50 minutes
  • Protect Database Access•50 minutes
  • Lesson Summary•5 minutes

You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.

What's included

1 reading1 assignment

1 reading•Total 5 minutes
  • Course Summary•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
  • Course Assessment•15 minutes

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