DevSecOps Fundamentals

A course covering the fundamentals of DevSecOps and what you need to know to get started.

What you'll learn
DevSecOps tooling e.g. SAST, DAST, SCA explained
How to add security testing to pipelines - turn a DevOps pipeline into a DevSecOps pipeline
Key security principles explained such as defence in depth and least privilege
YAML explained and how to use it in CI/CD pipelines
What is OWASP and key OWASP projects explained such as OWASP Top 10 and ASVS
Other key security related organisations and projects such as CISA, CVEs and CIS benchmarks
Linux security fundamentals explained
What you need to focus on to enable security testing in CI/CD pipelines
Docker explained. How to use, build and secure Docker containers
Terraform explained. How to use and secure your Terraform code
How to secure your dependencies
Jenkins explained. How to use and secure your Jenkins instances
And much more e.g. how to secure TLS, SSH, HTTP headers and more!

Requirements
An IT background for the majority of students would be a prerequisite. Security is an advanced IT topic, and it would be difficult to jump into security topics without existing IT knowledge. No security knowledge is assumed in this course and security fundamentals will also be covered.
Description
This course will cover everything you need know to get started and be successful in DevSecOps. The course is made up of hands on demos, walkthroughs, quizzes and presentations. The course also includes downloadable source code and links to all of the tools and sites mentioned so you can use on your local environment and follow along at your own pace. Key topics covered are

What DevSecOps is and how to get started.

Explanations, hands on demos and walkthroughs of important tools such as SAST, DAST and SCA.

Explanation of penetration testing and vulnerability assessments and how they align with DevSecOps.

Key security principles explained such as CIA triad, defence in depth and least privilege.

Key security organisations such as OWASP, CIS, and CISA.

Key security projects such as OWASP Top 10 2021, OWASP ZAP, OWASP ASVS, CVE's, CVSS.

Linux security fundamentals covering topics such as sudo, SSH, file permissions, updates and more.

Docker explained, hands on demos including how to build your own containers and recommendations to ensure they are running securely (also includes downloadable source code to build your own Docker container to test yourself!).

Terraform explained, hands on demos and recommendations to ensure it is implemented securely.

Jenkins explained, hands on demos and recommendations to ensure it is implemented and running securely.

Also included to help with your learning of the course

Downloadable source code so you can follow along with the hands on demos locally e.g. custom source code/containers provided which also enables you to run DevSecOps tools against.

Links to all of the mentioned tools, projects and organisations so you can easily investigate and download any tools to your local environment.

Multi choice end of module quizzes to help reinforce learning.

At the end of the course you will

Have a fundamental understanding of DevSecOps including common web application security issues (such as those in the OWASP Top 10), Linux security, how to use and implement DevSecOps tooling, and what key projects and organisations to reference so that you can understand and prioritise the most important issues found from your DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines.

Who this course is for
Aspiring DevSecOps and cyber security professionals, developers looking to secure their SDLC or IT professionals looking to learn more about security and/or DevSecOps