Orange Cyberdefence SensePost will be launching a new information security training course aimed at enriching software developers with security thinking. The SecDevOps course has been developed by penetration testers who test the security of applications, IT environments, CI/CD pipelines and often review source code for development houses.
The training has been designed to teach software developers how to integrate security seamlessly into their existing software development lifecycles – whether that be following Agile or traditional Waterfall models.
Scheduled to take place virtually for the first time this September, the course addresses a growing industry need: to ensure security is embedded throughout the development lifecycle and not as a last minute add-on just to tick a box or pass an audit. It will be taught over two days 16-17 September and is open to both enterprises and the public to register.
Orange Cyberdefense training coordinator, Darryn Cull, says this course delivers a comprehensive introduction to SecDevOps, spanning core security principles and best practices through to the most up-to-date tools and technologies.
“This course is not intended to teach developers how to write secure code, but rather to help them ingrain security guardrails into their day-to-day workflows or broader CI/CD processes. It is ideal for developers, or security analysts and IT specialists wanting to gain entry into the SecDevOps sphere,” he explains.
Cull says security can no longer wait until the final stages of development. “With SecDevOps, developers will learn how to embed automated security checks into each sprint, reducing last-minute fire drills and ensuring safer, more reliable software from day one.”