Modern computer systems are almost universally connected, which creates wider attack surfaces well beyond code to users, hardware, and more. Securing systems is thus a fundamental skill for modern software engineers.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to cyber security best practices. You’ll start with an overview of common threats and vulnerabilities, as well as high-level concepts like privilege, integrity, logging, and mediation. With these concepts in mind, you’ll then learn common protection mechanisms and defense strategies from endpoint protection to firewalls, gateways, and proxy servers. Next, you’ll learn monitoring and detection techniques, alerts, and event management. Finally, when you detect a threat, you’ll know how to respond with support tickets, data preservation, and change management.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a better understanding of modern cyber security practices and a clear roadmap to implementing these as a developer.

Cyber Security Best Practices for Developers

## Overview

A challenge of most information security programs is communicating the program’s value to the organization. When it comes to security, no news is good news. However, others can see no news as a poor use of money and resources. Therefore, it’s critical to be able to regularly communicate the value that the information security team provides to the organization, even if significant security events or incidents haven’t taken place.
 




# Overview

A challenge of most information security programs is communicating the program’s value to the organization. When it comes to security, no news is good news. However, others can see no news as a poor use of money and resources. Therefore, it’s critical to be able to regularly communicate the value that the information security team provides to the organization, even if significant security events or incidents haven’t taken place.
 




Learn how an organization uses effective reporting techniques to strengthen its IT security.

Introduction

Basics of Security

Detect

Protect

Respond

Conclusion

Reporting

Overview