• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

This secure coding course presents scenarios that lead to race conditions and the issues introduced by this type of concurrency bug. With the risk of raced conditions higher in JAVA as a multi-threaded programming language, this course provides a clear understanding on how to avoid them, including inspecting classes, disassembling JAVA, decompiling JAVA, error messages, and exception handling to prevent information disclosure.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to prevent race conditions in your Java application, including:

  • Identify common Java race condition issues and the corresponding security risks they introduce into applications
  • Protect and secure temp files from race condition vulnerabilities
  • Understand best practices for preventing race condition issues

 

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.