Foundational Application Security Training (FAST) w/ Bill McCauley

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Course Description

The Foundational Application Security Training (FAST) course is a 4-hour Pay What You Can
class 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.

Secure Ideas – Foundational Application Security Training (FAST)
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.

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Course 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

Prerequisites

This class has no prerequisites. It is lecture-based, and there are no laptop requirements.

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Pay-What-You-Can and Cyber Range Access

Cyber Range access varies depending on payment level.

Tuition Paid	Cyber Range Access
Less than $295	No Cyber Range Access
$295+	Six Months Cyber Range Access
Full Price – $575	Twelve Months Cyber Range Access

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Course Instructor

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