#IT-03-18 Cyber Security in the Software Development Life Cycle
About Course
Coventry UniversityDescription
Learn how to safeguard your software systems and help prevent cyber crime
Cyber attacks can pose a major threat to any digital business. Addressing the need for system security during the software development life cycle should be a top priority for any organisation.
During this course, you will discover the importance of secure system design and how a security-first mindset can improve the software development process. You will also discuss the legal and ethical implications of the software development process.
What topics will you cover?
- An introduction to system security and the software development life cycle
- Legal and ethical consideration in system development
Who will you learn with?
If any problems/Questions email me: ab2216@coventry.ac.uk
Associate Lecturer, MSc Cybersecurity Coventry University Online
Deputy Course Director, Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity Coventry University
Dr. Christo Panchev is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at Coventry University with more than 20 years experience in industry and higher education, research and teaching in A.I. and Cyber Security.
James is a Principal Lecturer at Coventry University and has worked in academia for 18 years, teaching and researching in the areas of operating systems, cyber security and image analysis.
Who developed the course?
Coventry secured gold in the UK Government’s 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and is University of the Year for Student Experience in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.
What Will I Learn?
- Discuss the history of system development and security
- Describe the basic security primitives and methods
- Identify different cases of security breaks/issues on different systems (eg policy break, attacks, etc)
- Evaluate legal and ethical considerations related to the design and development of secure systems
Topics for this course
Welcome to the Course
Introduction
Getting the most out of your learning
The big question
History of system development and security
Basic security primitives and methods
As someone wanting to branch into technology area of study, this course was an eye opener and good way to start.
This course will take you to the trip of complete security industry where you will get to know about industry basics, current issues with systems, govt and websites i.e google, facebook etc.
This course has taught me alot about how cyber attacks work and what can be done to prevent them and keep myself secure.
It's good course for the beginners who doesn't know anything about software development.