• Online, Self-Paced

This course discusses techniques for creating secure iOS applications. It covers several common vulnerabilities, such as exposure of authentication credentials, sensitive data, and other secrets; custom URL scheme-abuse; and XML eXternal Entity (XXE) Injection. It also describes techniques for mitigating these vulnerabilities. After you have completed this course, you will be able to protect data at rest with the data protection and common crypto APIs, mitigate sensitive data exposure in background snapshots, prevent custom URL scheme abuse, and mitigate XXE Injection.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Protect data at rest with the Data Protection and Common Crypto APIs
  • Mitigate sensitive data exposure in background snapshots
  • Prevent custom URL scheme abuse
  • Mitigate XXE Injection

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

  • Software Development

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.

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