CSC: Software Security Essentials

This course will be useful to programmers and cybersecurity practitioners who are looking to improve their skills and knowledge of secure software development. You will begin by identifying security requirements and expectations, factors that undermine software security, and common vulnerabilities in software. Then, you'll eliminate those vulnerabilities, which are due to either software defects, human factors, or process shortcomings. You'll also apply general principles for secure design and design software to counter specific threats. This is the first course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you run free versions of Python, PyCharm, and Node.js on a Windows system. The course setup instructions provided in the first module of this course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.