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Software and Systems Security for CompTIA CySA+

This course will teach you how to evaluate and look at integrating security into your software and systems.

Dale Meredith  - Pluralsight course - Software and Systems Security for CompTIA CySA+
by Dale Meredith

What you'll learn

Most companies have a well-oiled machine with the sole purpose to create, release, and maintain functional software. Still, the growing concerns and risks related with insecure software have brought increased attention to the need to mix security into the development process.

In this course, Software and Systems Security for CompTIA CySA+, you’ll learn to evaluate and integrate security within both software and hardware used by your organization.

First, you’ll explore the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and its security implications to make sure that the software your organization uses is well written and secure all throughout its lifespan.

Next, you’ll discover some best practices as you develop applications to make sure security is not overlooked.

Finally, you’ll learn how to make sure any cloud services that you might inject into your environment are secured to be used to support your apps and systems.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of security analysis needed to integrate and evaluate your organization’s software and system security profile.

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About the author

Dale Meredith  - Pluralsight course - Software and Systems Security for CompTIA CySA+
Dale Meredith

Dale Meredith has been a Certified Ethical Hacker/Instructor EC-Council for the past 15 years, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Dale also has an additional 7 years of senior IT management experience and worked as a CTO for a popular ISP provider. Dale's expertise is in explaining difficult concepts and ensuring his students have an actionable knowledge of the course material.

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