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Course Outline
IT Security & Secure Coding Foundations
- Understanding the CIA triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability as core security principles
- Common vulnerabilities and attacks across various languages/platforms (SQLi, XSS, CSRF, SSRF, etc.)
- The role of a secure SDLC in code-level threat prevention, detection, and mitigation strategies
Web Application Security in Java Context
- OWASP Top Ten: Aligning industry standards with common Java flaws
- Injection mitigation: Utilizing prepared statements, ORM layers, and parameterized queries
- Authentication vulnerabilities (broken session management, XSS-as-vector) and remediation patterns
- Input validation techniques for robustness against directory traversal and path manipulation attacks
Foundations of Java Security & Cryptography Deep Dive
- Core cryptography concepts: symmetric vs. asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, digital signatures
- Secure communication protocols: Best practices for TLS/SSL setup in Java applications (HTTPS)
- Practical lab: Configuring secure connections between web servers and backend services using SSL/TLS
Java Security Services & Enterprise Security Features
- Utilizing the built-in security API to implement strong authentication (JAAS, KeyStore, CertificatePath, SecureRandom)
- Managing user sessions with minimal risk of hijacking or fixation
- Lab: Implementing secure session management patterns and mitigating risks associated with session cookie theft
Common Coding Errors & Vulnerabilities in Java
- Recognizing insecure coding patterns that lead to class loading vulnerabilities (CVEs related to deserialization, JAR extraction)
- Preventing unsafe reflection usage that could result in arbitrary code execution under privilege elevation
- Understanding the impact of insecure logging frameworks and mitigating risk through secure handlers or logging levels
- Hands-on lab: Refactoring insecure Java code samples into secure patterns (FindSecurityBugs refactoring exercise)
Cryptography in Practice & Modern Secure Coding Patterns
- Practical encryption: Designing secure key management and protecting sensitive data in transit and at rest
- Hashing for integrity verification: Password storage, file content validation, and digital signing workflows
- Lab: Implementing secure data hashing (SHA-256) for password storage and validating stored hashes against input
Advanced Secure Coding & Threat Modeling
- Integrating static code analysis into CI/CD pipelines using FindSecurityBugs in Maven/Gradle
- Identifying risks early in the design phase through threat modeling workshops
- Workshop: Applying threat modeling to a sample Java application, prioritizing risks, and implementing secure coding practices
Capstone Project & Secure Coding Roadmap
- Participants select a real-world Java project (web application, microservice, or library)
- Analyzing the codebase for OWASP Top Ten vulnerabilities (injection, broken auth, SSI, etc.)
- Refactoring insecure code into best practice patterns and implementing secure service configurations
- Documenting the process, challenges encountered, and new learning outcomes with peer review and facilitator feedback
Open Q&A, Resources Distribution & Final Review
- Open discussion forum to address common secure coding questions, clarify advanced concepts, and share real-world experiences
- Curated resource library: OWASP Java Secure Coding Top Ten CheatSheet, FindSecurityBugs refactoring guide, and recommended secure coding libraries
- Course close and post-training support for applying new skills in ongoing projects
Requirements
- Basic computer literacy for operating modern laptop/desktop operating systems and standard office productivity tools (word processors, spreadsheets)
- No prior Java programming or security experience is required; a foundational understanding of object-oriented concepts and standard web development workflows is encouraged
- Willingness to participate in hands-on exercises, quizzes, and real-world case study analysis to practice skill application
14 Hours
Testimonials (4)
That we got a complex overview also about the context - for example why do we need some annotations and what they mean. I liked the practical part of the training - having to manually run the commands and call the rest api's
Alina - ACCENTURE SERVICES S.R.L
Course - Quarkus for Developers
The extra information that was shared, the training was not straightforward groovy, which was nice.
Covenant - Vodacom
Course - Groovy Programming
Detailed information provided on the more advanced topics requested.
Farukh Khan - Tandem Solution
Course - RabbitMQ with Java and Spring
The breadth of the topis covered was quite a bit and the trainer tried to do justice to that.
