Workshop: Foundational Application Security Training with Bill McCauley

Overview
- Course Length: 4 hours
- Support from expert instructors
- Includes a certificate of completion
What You
Can
The Foundational Application Security Training (FAST) course is a 4-hour workshop focused on explaining the fundamentals of applications and their security.
This lecture-focused class is designed to allow managers, product owners, support staff and non-developers to understand application security. This lecture includes what makes up the various modern application technologies, the application development process, what vulnerabilities and risks are exposed via applications and how the attacks happen.
This course will enable organizations to improve how they focus on application security while continuing to increase the coordination between the various teams including development, project management, product owners, IT, and security. Attendees will be able to understand and explain the various risks and controls within a secure modern application environment.
Syllabus
- Introduction – Why focus on Application Security?
- Security Foundation
- CIA
- Identity and Access Management
- Security Controls
- Security by Design Principles
- Design best practices to build secure software
- Securing the dev lifecycle
- Waterfall vs Agile
- Testing tools
- OWASP® Top 10 Vulnerabilities
- Definitions and risk discussion
- Web Penetration Testing
- Scoping
- Prepping
- Testing Methodology
- Reporting
Virtual (July 31st, 2025)
- July 31st – 11 AM EST – 4 PM EST
Audience Skill Level
- Any
Who Should Take This Course
- Managers, product owners, support staff and non-dev
System Requirements
- None
Live Training
- Pay What You Can
- Collaborative interaction with Instructor and fellow students through the Antisyphon Discord class channel
- Access to course slides for future reference
- Tips, tools, and techniques that can be applied immediately upon returning to work
- Strengthen your skills by solving challenges within the Antisyphon Cyber Range
- Become part of a community driven to educate and share knowledge