• Online, Self-Paced

This course discusses common run-time protection technologies that you can use to protect your application from attack. After completing this course, you will be able to identify run-time protection technologies, such as stack security cookies, address space layout randomization, and no-eXecute. You will be also able to identify their limitations, and how to apply them to your applications.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to describe secure run-time protection strategies for C, including:

  • Stack security cookies
  • Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)
  • No-eXecute (NX)

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.