• Online, Self-Paced
Modern application development, increasing speed-to-market requirements and assuring application security have made automated security testing a top priority for many organizations. Automating Security Testing can be difficult and daunting, but incorporating into workflows can provide consistency, expedience, and ensure software quality. This course educates learners to integrate the built-in strengths of DevOps within the security Testing process while adhering to security testing needs.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Understand the importance of orchestrating secure system and service configuration
  • Determine which types of automated tests should be performed at various stages of the software development lifecycle
  • Create policies that support simultaneous testing and building in keeping with DevSecOps secure software development
  • Leverage Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) tools to perform a broad range of tasks, including periodic security and vulnerability scans of all system components

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Systems Architecture
  • Systems Requirements Planning
  • Test and Evaluation

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.