• Online, Self-Paced

This secure coding course is designed for the NICE Workforce roles “Software Developer” and “Secure Software Assessor” to learn how to meet Android security quality standards using Java. All objectives for this course align with official Android security guidance, OWASP Mobile Top 10, and OWASP ASVS requirements.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to meet Android security quality standards, including:

  • Restricting access to Interprocess Communications and shared data
  • Applying the Principle of Least Privilege and deferring permissions
  • Avoiding disclosure of sensitive data, | reducing attack vectors for Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • Keeping all libraries and dependencies current
  • Avoiding loading external code
  • Preventing SQL 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.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.