This course we will explore the foundations of software security. We will consider important software vulnerabilities and attacks that exploit them -- such as buffer overflows, SQL injection, and session hijacking -- and we will consider defenses that prevent or mitigate these attacks, including advanced testing and program analysis techniques. Importantly, we take a "build security in" mentality, considering techniques at each phase of the development cycle that can be used to strengthen the security of software systems. Successful learners in this course typically have completed sophomore/junior-level undergraduate work in a technical field, have some familiarity with programming, ideally in C/C++ and one other "managed" program language (like ML or Java), and have prior exposure to algorithms. Students not familiar with these languages but with others can improve their skills through online web tutorials.
This course is part of the Cybersecurity Specialization
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Cybersecurity SpecializationUniversity of Maryland, College ParkAbout this Course
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- Fuzz Testing
- Buffer Overflow
- Sql Injection
- Penetration Test
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
OVERVIEW
LOW-LEVEL SECURITY
DEFENDING AGAINST LOW-LEVEL EXPLOITS
WEB SECURITY
SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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- 5 stars73.12%
- 4 stars20.94%
- 3 stars4.29%
- 2 stars0.63%
- 1 star1%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SOFTWARE SECURITY
Very informative course, which gives you the basics needed to go further into any of the subjects presented. It is quite challenging but well worth the effort.
The course overall is very good, I hope to have a more specialized course in C/C++ languages with more practices, as I work more with embedded systems/C
Was prepared and presented in a very special and superb way. I am glad I took and completed it. Thanks to my tutor Michael Hicks and special appreciation to coursera for making this possible for me.
Good course with wide range of important topics. I can recommend this course as introduction before further specialization. (low-level programming, sw testing, web security)
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