Mastering the Security Code Review

Secure, Clean, Scalable, and Effective Code Reviews for Teams

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Description

Unlock the key to secure software development with Mastering the Security Code Review. This comprehensive course is designed for developers, security professionals, and anyone involved in the software development lifecycle who wants to enhance their skills in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities through effective code review practices.


Course Highlights:

Understanding Security Principles: Explore foundational security principles and concepts to establish a strong knowledge base for secure coding practices.


Code Review Process: Learn a systematic approach to conducting security code reviews, from setting objectives to prioritizing findings.


Identifying Common Vulnerabilities: Gain hands-on experience in identifying and understanding common security vulnerabilities, including injection attacks, authentication flaws, and more.


Secure Coding Best Practices:

Explore industry best practices for writing secure code and learn how to integrate security considerations into the development process.


Tools and Techniques: Familiarize yourself with popular code analysis tools and techniques used in security code reviews to streamline the review process.


Code Review Automation: Discover how to integrate automated tools and scripts into your code review process to enhance efficiency and accuracy.


Collaboration and Communication: Explore effective communication strategies for collaborating with development teams, fostering a culture of security awareness.


Documentation and Reporting: Learn how to create comprehensive and clear documentation and reports to communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.


Continuous Improvement: Discuss strategies for incorporating security code reviews into the broader software development lifecycle and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.


Each section also contains a quiz at the end - that way you can help verify your understanding of the material!


This course is designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to confidently conduct security code reviews and contribute to building secure software. Join us on this journey to enhance your expertise in securing applications from potential threats and vulnerabilities.

What You Will Learn!

  • Learn how to setup a process for conducting efficient and effective security code reviews
  • Dive into the human side of code reviews and learn how to communicate with your team
  • Review examples of Code Review Checklists, Reports, and Metrics
  • Gain insight into scoping techniques based on Data Flow Decomposition and Threat Modeling
  • Learn about common vulnerabilities to look for when performing a security code review
  • Find out how to spot anti-patterns during code reviews
  • Get actionable information on code crawling techniques to help focus your review
  • Gain insight into how automation with SAST tools can support your code review efforts

Who Should Attend!

  • Application Security Architects
  • Application Developers
  • Software Engineering Professionals
  • Engineering Managers
  • Security Managers