DevSecOps Essentials (D|SE) Training

The DevSecOps Essentials (D|SE) covers fundamental skills in DevSecOps, providing key insights into identifying application development risks and securing and testing applications within on-premises, cloud providers, and infrastructures. Test your learnings with CTF-based Capstone Projects and validate your newly acquired skills in proctored exams. With 7 practical labs, 7+ hours of premium self-paced video training, and 12 modules, it ensures students gain recognition and secure better opportunities for the next logical step after D|SE.

Course content

Module 01: Application Development Concepts

History of Application Development
         • What is Application Development
         • Programming
         • Web and Mobile Development

Evolution of Applica on Development Methodologies
         • Evolution of Applica on Development
         • Traditional Waterfall development model
         • Agile development methodology
         • Methodology Comparison
         • DevOps methodology
         • Choosing a Methodology

Introduction to Application Architectures
         • Application Architectures
         • Types of Application Architectures
         • Monolithic Architecture
         • Microservices Architecture
         • Microservices Challenges
         • Serverless Architecture
         • Limitations to Serverless Architecture
         • Choosing an Application Architecture
         • Working with Applications in Production
         • Applications in Production
         • Application Production Environments
         • Designing the Production Environment
         • Deployment Strategies
         • Deployment Tools for Applications
         • Monitoring and Troubleshooting
         • Monitoring Tools in Production
         • Continuous Monitoring and Management of Applications

Introduction to the Application Development Lifecycle
         • Application Development Lifecycle
         • Steps 1 through 3 in the ADLC
         • Steps 4 through 6 in the ADLC

Application Testing and Quality Assurance
         • Testing and Quality Assurance
         • Types of Application Tests
         • Best Practices for Applica on QA
         • Application Performance Management
         • Why is APM important?
         • Using Tools for APM
         • Popular APM Tools

Application Monitoring, Maintenance and Support
         • Application Integration
         • What is Application Integration
         • Types of Application integration
         • Best Practices for Application Integration
         • Application Maintenance and Support
         • Best Practices for Maintenance and Support
         • Continuous Monitoring
         • Why is Continuous Monitoring Important?
         • What Tools assist with Monitoring
         • Configuration and Change Management
         • Role of Configura on and Change Management

Module 02: Application Security Fundamentals

What is Secure Application Development
         • Secure Application Development
         • Secure App Dev Principles
         • Secure App Dev Practices

Need for Application Security
         • Application Security is a Need
         • Why is Application Security Important?
         • Cloud Computing
         • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Common Application Security Risks and Threats
         • Consequences of Security Breaches
         • Common Atacks to Applications

OWASP Top 10
         • What is the OWASP Top 10
         • List of OWASP Top 10 App Security Risks
         • Injection Atacks
         • Broken Authentication and Session Management
         • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
         • Insecure Direct Object References
         • Security Misconfiguration
         • Sensitive Data Exposure
         • Broken Access Control
         • Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
         • Insecure Cryptographic Storage
         • Insecure Communication

Application Security Techniques
         • Security Techniques
         • Input Validation
         • Output Encoding
         • Encryption and Hashing

Secure Design Principles
         • Security Requirements
         • Secure Design Principles
         • Least Privilege
         • Defense in Depth
         • Fail Securely
         • Secure by Default
         • Separation of Du es
         • Zero Trust

Threat Modeling
         • Introduction to Threat Modeling
         • Benefits of Threat Modeling
         • Types of Threat Modeling
         • STRIDE Threat Modeling
         • Trike Threat Modeling
         • PASTA Threat Modeling
         • VAST Threat Modeling
         • Threat Modeling Best Practices
         • Evaluating Risk

Secure Coding
         • Secure Coding Practices
         • Secure Coding in Action

Secure Code Review
         • Secure Code Review
         • Secure Code Review in Action

SAST and DAST Testing
         • Testing Methods in Action
         • Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
         • Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

Secure Configurations
         • Secure Configurations
         • Secure Configurations in Ac on

Educating Developers
         • Educating Developers on Security
         • Ensuring Application Security

Role of Risk Management in Secure Development
         • Security and Compliance Standards
         • Role of Risk Management in Developing Secure Applications
         • What is Risk Management
         • Four Steps of Risk Management
         • Risk Management in App Development
         • Best Practices for Mitigating Risk

Project Management Role in Secure Application Development
         • Project Management for Protecting the Scope of Security in Development
         • What is Project Management?
         • PM use in App Development
         • Role of the Project Manager
         • PM Best Practices for Secure App Development

Module 03: Introduction to DevOps

Introduction to DevOps
         • Evolution of DevOps
         • Agile Development Methodology
         • Benefits of DevOps
         • Improved Quality
         • Cost Savings

DevOps Principles
         • DevOps Principles
         • Automation in DevOps
         • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DevOps Pipelines
         • Principles of DevOps
         • Continuous Integra on in DevOps
         • Continuous Delivery in DevOps
         • Continuous Deployment in DevOps

DevOps and Project Management
         • Project Management and DevOps
         • Waterfall and DevOps
         • Agile and DevOps
         • Lean and DevOps

Module 04: Introduction to DevSecOps

Understanding DevSecOps
         • What is DevSecOps?
         • Goals of DevSecOps

DevOps vs. DevSecOps
         • DevOps vs. DevSecOps
         • Emphasizing DevSecOps

DevSecOps Principles
         • DevSecOps Principles
         • DevSecOps Collaboration
         • DevSecOps Automation
         • DevSecOps Security Testing

DevSecOps Culture
         • Developing a DevSecOps Strategy
         • Challenges in Building a DevSecOps Culture
         • Best Practices for Building a DevSecOps Culture

Shit-Left Security
         • What is Shit-Left Security?
         • Benefits of Shit-Left Security
         • Implementing Shit-Left Security
         • Getting Started with DevSecOps

DevSecOps Pipelines
         • DevSecOps Pipeline Overview
         • Secure Code Review
         • Container Security
         • DevSecOps Pipelines
         • DevSecOps Pipeline Steps

Pillars of DevSecOps
         • Three Pillars of DevSecOps
         • The Importance of People in DevSecOps
         • The Importance of Process in DevSecOps
         • The Importance of Technology in DevSecOps

DevSecOps Benefits and Challenges
         • Benefits of DevSecOps
         • Challenges of DevSecOps

Module 05: Introduction to DevSecOps Management Tools

Project Management Tools
        • Jira Project Management Software
        • Confluence Collaboration Software
        • Slack Team Communication Software
        • Microsoft Teams Collaboration Software

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Tools
        • Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
        • Eclipse
        • Visual Studio

Source-code Management Tools
        • Source-Code Management with GitHub
        • Source-Code Management with GitLab
        • Source-Code Management with Azure DevOps

Build Tools
        • Introduction to Build Software
        • Types of Build Software
        • Maven

Continuous Testing Tools
        • Introduction to Continuous Testing Software
        • Selenium
        • TestComplete
        • Katalon Studio
        • Gradle
        • Conclusion

Module 06: Introduction to DevSecOps Code and CI/CD Tools

Continuous Integration Tools
        • Continuous Integration Overview
        • Jenkins
        • Bamboo
        • Other CI Tools

Infrastructure as Code Tools
        • Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
        • Terraform
        • Ansible
        • CloudForma on
        • Pulumi

Configuration Management Tools
        • Configuration Management
        • Chef for Configuration Management
        • Puppet and Chef for Configuration Management
        • Containers Overview
        • Docker Overview
        • Kubernetes Overview
        • AWS Container Services
        • Container Management in Azure
        • Container Management in GCP

Continuous Monitoring Tools
       • Why Continuous Monitoring is Critical in DevSecOps
       • Splunk for DevSecOps Monitoring
       • Nagios for DevSecOps Monitoring
       • ELK for DevSecOps Monitoring
       • AWS Config for DevSecOps Monitoring
       • Microsoft Defender for Cloud Developer Security
       • DevSecOps Management and Monitoring soware tools – Conclusion

Module 07: Introduction to DevSecOps Pipelines

Role of DevSecOps in the CI/CD Pipeline
         • DevSecOps in CI/CD Pipeline
         • DevSecOps in Development Lifecycle
         • Ensuring Secure Deployments in DevSecOps

DevSecOps Tools
         • DevSecOps Tools
         • Code Analysis Tools
         • Vulnerability Scanning Tools
         • Security Testing Tools
         • Continuous Monitoring Tools

Embracing the DevSecOps Lifecycle
         • DevSecOps Lifecycle

DevSecOps Ecosystem
         • Key Elements of DevSecOps Ecosystem
         • Key Elements of DevSecOps Pipeline and Ecosystem

Key Elements of the DevSecOps Pipeline
         • Keys to a Successful DevSecOps Pipeline

Integrating Security into the DevOps Pipeline
         • Integrating Security in DevOps Pipeline
         • Importance of Security in CI/CD Pipeline
         • Secure Coding Practices
         • Access Control
         • Continuous Monitoring and Incident Response

Module 08: Introduction to DevSecOps CI/CD Testing and Assessments

Implementing Security into the CI/CD Pipeline and Security Controls
         • Why We Need Continuous Security in DevOps
         • The Benefits of Continuous Security in DevOps
         • Implementing Continuous Security in DevOps
         • Security Controls to Protect the CI/CD Pipeline

Continuous Security in DevSecOps with Security as Code
         • Why Continuous Application Security Testing is Important for Your Business
         • The Benefits of Continuous Application Security Testing
         • Implementing Continuous Security in DevOps

Continuous Application Testing for CI/CD Pipeline Security
         • Continuous Testing for CI/CD Pipeline Security
         • Types of Continuous Testing
         • Different Types of Testing
         • Continuous Testing Best Practices
         • Best Practices for Implementing Security as Code
         • Implementing Security as Code

Application Assessments and Penetration Testing
         • Types of Application Assessments
         • Types of Assessments to integrate into CI/CD Pipeline
         • Features of different types of assessments in CI/CD Pipeline
         • Automated Vulnerability Scanning Tools
         • Vulnerability Scanning
         • Vulnerability Scanning in CI/CD Pipeline
         • Integrating Vulnerability Scanning into CI/CD Pipeline
         • Best Practices for Implementing Vulnerability Scanning in CI/CD Pipeline
         • Penetration Testing
         • Penetration Testing in the CI/CD Pipeline

Module 09: Implementing DevSecOps Testing & Threat Modeling

Integrating Security Threat Modeling in Plan Stage
         • Introduction to Security Threat Modeling
         • Integrating Security Threat Modeling in the Planning Stage of Application Development
         • Importance of logging and monitoring of applications
         • Importance of configuration management

Integrating Secure Coding in Code Stage
         • Importance of code testing
         • Secure Application Development Lifecycle
         • Build Stage Security Tools and Techniques
         • Test Stage Security Tools and Techniques
         • Release Stage Security Tools and Techniques
         • Deploy Stage Security Tools and Techniques
         • Secure Coding Practices in the Application Coding Stage
         • Best Practices for Secure Coding

Integrating SAST, DAST and IAST in Build and Test Stage
         • Integrating SAST, DAST, and IAST in the Build Stage
         • Benefits of Integrating SAST, DAST, and IAST in the DevSecOps Pipeline

Integrating RASP and VAPT in Release and Deploy Stage
         • RASP and VAPT Integration in Release and Deploy Stage
         • Benefits of RASP and VAPT Integration in Release and Deploy Stage
         • Conclusion

Module 10: Implementing DevSecOps Monitoring and Feedback

Integrating Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
         • What is Infrastructure as Code?
         • Why Integrate IaC into DevSecOps?
         • Tools for IaC Integration in DevSecOps
         • Challenges in IaC Integration into DevSecOps
         • Best Practices for IaC Integration into DevSecOps

Integrating Configuration Orchestration
         • What is Configuration Orchestration?
         • How Does Configuration Orchestration Increase Security Posture?
         • Tools for Configuration Orchestration

Integrating Security in Operate and Monitor Stage
         • Securing Operations and Monitoring
         • Importance of Security in Operate and Monitor Stage
         • Benefits of Automated Security Practices

Integrating Compliance as Code (CaC)
         • What is Compliance as Code?
         • Benefits of Compliance as Code

Integrating Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting
         • Integrated Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting During Application Development
         • Integrated Logging, Monitoring, and Alerting When an application is in Production
         • Tools for Securing Opera ons and Monitoring

Integrating Continuous Feedback Loop
         • Continuous Feedback Loop
         • Creating a Continuous Feedback Loop
         • Integrating Continuous Feedback Loop into Application Development Lifecycle
         • Conclusion