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Course Outline
Introduction to Secure C and C++ Development
- Core principles of secure software development
- Common security risks within C and C++ applications
- The link between programming errors and security vulnerabilities
- Established secure coding standards and best practices
Common C and C++ Programming Vulnerabilities
- Identifying coding errors that introduce security risks
- Memory safety challenges in C and C++
- Patterns of vulnerabilities and their potential impact
- Analyzing examples of insecure code
Secure Programming Principles
- Implementing defence-in-depth strategies
- Creating robust and maintainable code
- Reducing the application's attack surface
- Secure design principles for C and C++ systems
Input Validation and Data Handling
- The critical role of input validation
- Preventing the exploitation of malicious inputs
- Techniques for data sanitization
- Secure management of user and external data
Error Handling and Exception Management
- Security risks stemming from improper error handling
- Designing secure mechanisms for error and exception management
- Preventing information leakage via error messages
- Building resilient applications
Memory Safety and Buffer Overflow Protection
- Understanding vulnerabilities in memory management
- Stack-based buffer overflows
- Heap-based buffer overflows
- Detection and prevention of memory corruption
- Techniques for safe memory handling
Stack Protection and Runtime Security Features
- Understanding stack overflow vulnerabilities
- Compiler-enforced security protections
- Stack canaries and associated protection mechanisms
- Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)
- Security features in modern operating systems
Advanced C++ Security Considerations
- Secure management of object lifecycles
- Preventing use-after-free vulnerabilities
- Safe handling of pointers and references
- Mitigating type confusion issues
- Secure utilization of C++ language features
Secure Coding Tools and Techniques
- Leveraging static analysis tools to detect vulnerabilities
- Security-focused code review techniques
- Approaches to automated security testing
- Integrating security checks into development workflows
Secure Coding Standards and Best Practices
- Reviewing industry-standard secure coding guidelines
- Applying defensive programming methods
- Incorporating security into the software development lifecycle
- Maintaining secure and reliable C/C++ applications
Practical Secure Coding Workshop
- Analyzing vulnerable C/C++ code examples
- Implementing security fixes and improvements
- Testing code against common vulnerabilities
- Course recap and recommendations for secure development
Requirements
Familiarity with the fundamentals of C/C++
21 Hours
Testimonials (6)
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Carey Fan - Logitech
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