Application Security and Monitoring

Secure in SDLC: OWASP Top 10, DevSecOps, SAST, DSAST, SCA, Secure Software Development & Web Application Security
What you'll learn

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Understand application security principles, Security by Design, DevSecOps practices, threat modeling, and vulnerability assessment techniques.
Learn SAST, DAST, SCA, secure coding, OWASP Top 10, SQL Injection, XSS, and secrets management.
Master application monitoring concepts, Golden Signals, metrics, Prometheus, Grafana, visualization, alerting, and incident response.
Develop practical knowledge of logging, secure dependencies, vulnerability mitigation, continuous security analysis, and application protection strategies.
Much more...
Requirements

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Basic understanding of computers and software applications is recommended.
Description

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Application Security & Monitoring
In today's digital world,building software that simply works is no longer enough-it must also be secure, reliable, and continuously monitored. Modern applications face threats such as SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), vulnerable dependencies, insecure secrets, and other application-level attacks.
Application Security & Monitoring: DevSecOps, OWASP & Secure Software Development is a comprehensive course designed to help you understand how todesign, develop, test, secure, monitor, and maintain modern applications throughout the software development lifecycle.
You will learn how security can be integrated into development and operations from the beginning, transforming security from a final-stage activity into acontinuous part of software development.
Secure Application Development
The course begins with the foundations ofApplication Security, Security by Design, and DevSecOps. You will understand why security should be considered during architecture, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
You will explore
Application Security Fundamentals
Security by Design
DevSecOps
Vulnerability Scanning
Threat Modeling
Threat Monitoring
Security Concepts and Terminology
The goal is to develop asecurity-first mindset and understand how development, security, and operations teams can work together to build safer applications.
Security Testing & Mitigation Strategies
Security testing is a critical part of secure software development. You will explore modern techniques for identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.
You will learn about
SAST - Static Application Security Testing
DAST - Dynamic Application Security Testing
Secure Code Review
Vulnerability Analysis
Runtime Protection
SCA - Software Composition Analysis
Continuous Security Analysis
You will understand how source-code analysis, dynamic testing, dependency analysis, and runtime protection contribute to acontinuous security strategy.
OWASP Top 10 Security Risks
TheOWASP Top 10 is one of the most important security references for web application developers and cybersecurity professionals.
You will explore the major OWASP risks along with practical concepts related to
OWASP Top 10
SQL Injection Attacks
Advanced SQL Injection Techniques
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Secure Secrets Management
Rather than simply memorizing vulnerability names, you will understandwhy vulnerabilities occur, why they are dangerous, and how secure development practices can help prevent them.
Secure Coding Best Practices
Secure applications start with secure code.
You will learn important principles for developing software with security in mind, including
Secure Coding Practices
Secure Dependency Management
Building a Secure Development Environment
You will learn how to incorporate security into everyday development, reduce risks from third-party components, and create a more security-conscious development environment.
Application Monitoring Fundamentals
Security does not end when an application is deployed.
Modern applications must beobserved, monitored, measured, and continuously evaluated.
You will learn about
Application Monitoring
Types of Monitoring
Golden Signals of Monitoring
Monitoring vs. Evaluation
Monitoring System Components
Monitoring Metrics
Why Monitoring Matters
You will understand how monitoring can help identify performance problems, failures, unusual behavior, and potential security-related events.
Monitoring Systems & Techniques
You will explore modern application monitoring concepts and technologies, including
Application Monitoring Tools
Software Metrics
Prometheus
Grafana
Monitoring Visualization
Alerting
Incident Response
You will learn how metrics can be collected, analyzed, visualized, and transformed intoclear and actionable insights.
Logging & Course Completion
Logs provide valuable information about application behavior.
You will learn the fundamentals of application logging and important logging practices that can support
Troubleshooting
Application Monitoring
Security Analysis
Incident Investigation
Operational Visibility
Detection of Unusual Activity
The course brings togetherapplication security, secure development, monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response into one complete learning experience.
What You Will Learn

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Throughout the course, you will develop knowledge of
Application Security
Security by Design
DevSecOps
Threat Modeling
Vulnerability Scanning
SAST and DAST
Secure Code Review
Vulnerability Analysis
Runtime Protection
Software Composition Analysis
OWASP Top 10
SQL Injection
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Secure Secrets Management
Secure Coding
Secure Dependency Management
Application Monitoring
Golden Signals
Monitoring Metrics
Prometheus
Grafana
Visualization
Alerting
Incident Response
Application Logging
Logging Best Practices
Continuous Security Analysis
Whether you are a developer who wants to writemore secure code or a cybersecurity professional interested inapplication security and monitoring, this course provides a structured foundation for developing security-focused skills.
Why Application Security Matters
Modern applications depend on databases, APIs, cloud platforms, third-party libraries, authentication systems, and external services. Each component can introduce potential security risks.
Modern security therefore requires amulti-layered approach combining
Secure Design + Secure Coding + Security Testing + Vulnerability Management + Monitoring + Logging + Alerting + Incident Response
This course helps you understand how these areas work together to create a stronger security strategy.
Build a Security-First Mindset
Instead of asking
"Can we secure the application after development?"
A security-focused team asks
"How can we build security into every stage of development?"
Throughout this course, you will explore howDevSecOps, secure coding, security testing, vulnerability analysis, monitoring, logging, and incident response work together throughout the application lifecycle.
Start Your Application Security Journey
If you want to understandhow secure software is designed, developed, tested, monitored, and maintained, this course provides a comprehensive learning path.
Learn the principles ofApplication Security, DevSecOps, OWASP Top 10, Secure Coding, SAST, DAST, SCA, Threat Modeling, SQL Injection, XSS, Secure Secrets Management, Prometheus, Grafana, Monitoring, Logging, Alerting, and Incident Response.
Take the next step toward becoming asecurity-conscious software developer, DevSecOps professional, cybersecurity practitioner, or application security professional.
Build better software. Build more secure software. Monitor it continuously. Make security an integral part of the software development lifecycle.
Who this course is for

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Secure Software Development Students
Application Developers
Cybersecurity Professionals
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