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Information security is an extremely important topic in our world today. As individuals, we seek to protect our personal information while the corporations we work for have to protect suppliers, customers, and company assets. Creating secure software requires implementing secure practices as early in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as possible. This Specialization focuses on ensuring security as part of software design and is for anyone with some workplace experience in software development who needs the background, perspective, and skills to recognize important security aspects of software design. You’ll consider secure design for multiple SDLC models, software architecture considerations, and design patterns. You’ll understand how to identify and implement secure design when considering databases, UML, unit testing, and ethics. Mindsets and attitudes of successful designers—and hackers—are presented as well as project successes and failures. Always at the core of front-end design will be user experience and you will have the opportunity to ensure clean and effective user interfaces that also serve to provide the best security. Back-end development topics such as database design are also covered.Auto Summary
Embark on a journey to master the art of creating secure software with the "Secure Software Design" course. This comprehensive program focuses on integrating security measures from the earliest stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring robust protection of personal and corporate information. Designed for individuals with workplace experience in software development, this course provides essential background, perspectives, and skills to recognize and implement key security aspects in software design. Dive deep into multiple SDLC models, explore software architecture considerations, and learn about secure design patterns. Gain expertise in identifying and applying secure design principles to databases, UML, unit testing, and ethical considerations. Develop an understanding of the mindsets and attitudes of both successful designers and potential hackers, while analyzing real-world project successes and failures. This course emphasizes the importance of user experience in front-end design, ensuring that interfaces are not only clean and effective but also secure. Additionally, it covers crucial back-end development topics, including database design. Offered by Coursera, this foundational course is available through two subscription options: Starter and Professional. It is ideally suited for software developers aiming to enhance their security design skills and ensure the safety of their software products.

Albert Glock