DSO 302 – Automated Security Testing

Course Overview

Modern application development, increasing speed-to-market requirements, and assuring application security have made automated security testing a top priority for many organizations. Automating Security Testing can be difficult and daunting, but incorporating into workflows can provide consistency, expedience, and ensure software quality. This course teaches learners to integrate the built-in strengths of DevOps within the security Testing process while adhering to security testing needs.

Upon successful completion of this course, learners will have the knowledge and skills required to meet compliance requirements while developing a DevSecOps mindset, including:

• Understanding the importance of orchestrating secure system and service configuration
• Determining which types of automated tests should be performed at various stages of the software development lifecycle
• Creating policies that support simultaneous testing and building in keeping with DevSecOps secure software development
• Leveraging Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) tools to perform a broad range of tasks, including periodic security and vulnerability scans of all system components