Secure Software Testing & Construction from Maryland Applied Graduate Engineering at the University of Maryland

Secure Software Testing & Construction

This course will cover methods of building security in from the beginning of development and testing the resulting software to ensure security vulnerabilities are detected. The course will use a mixture of textbook principles and research papers to cover the concepts. Students will also complete a course project.

Course Overview

Overall Proficiency Level

3 - Advanced

Course Prerequisites

Hacking of C programs and Unix Binaries or equivalent. Students taking this course should have prior knowledge of programming and basic scripting. In particular, this course assumes that students are familiar with basic programming constructs. We may use C, Java, C#, or Python, depending on the context of the discussion.

Training Purpose

Functional Development

Skill Development

Specific Audience

All

Delivery Method

Classroom

Online, Instructor-Led

Online, Self-Paced

Course Location

4356 Stadium Drive
College Park, MD 20742

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Learning Objectives

Apply the security development lifecycle (SDL). Model threats and design mitigation strategies. Outline security requirements for future work using various security requirements’ elicitation methods. Apply OWASP fundamentals when securing Web Applications. Apply the basics of formal verification. Apply the fundamentals of model-based testing.

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):

Competency Areas

Asset Management

Work Roles

Feedback

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