Modern computer systems are almost universally connected, which creates wider attack surfaces well beyond code to users, hardware, and more. Securing systems is thus a fundamental skill for modern software engineers.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to cyber security best practices. You’ll start with an overview of common threats and vulnerabilities, as well as high-level concepts like privilege, integrity, logging, and mediation. With these concepts in mind, you’ll then learn common protection mechanisms and defense strategies from endpoint protection to firewalls, gateways, and proxy servers. Next, you’ll learn monitoring and detection techniques, alerts, and event management. Finally, when you detect a threat, you’ll know how to respond with support tickets, data preservation, and change management.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a better understanding of modern cyber security practices and a clear roadmap to implementing these as a developer.

Cyber Security Best Practices for Developers

## Complexity complicates things

Complexity is bad for security. Attackers will often attempt to exploit the obscure, less-understood details of code and networks. The more complicated something is, such as application code, network design, or firewall rules, the greater the chance that something will go wrong. These flaws could be security vulnerabilities.








# Complexity complicates things

Complexity is bad for security. Attackers will often attempt to exploit the obscure, less-understood details of code and networks. The more complicated something is, such as application code, network design, or firewall rules, the greater the chance that something will go wrong. These flaws could be security vulnerabilities.








Learn to avoid complexity in an organization’s security system and adopt a simplified approach.


Keeping it Simple

Learn to avoid complexity in an organization’s security system and adopt a simplified approach.

Introduction

Basics of Security

Detect

Protect

Respond

Conclusion

Keep it Simple

Complexity complicates things