Cybersecurity for Software Engineers

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ABOUT THE COURSE:

Master Practical Cybersecurity and learn to design systems resilient to attacks. The course helps developers advance to a new professional level, understanding security not as an option, but as a mandatory part of modern architecture.

Why Developers Should Deepen Their Knowledge in Cybersecurity

A Skill That Cannot Be Automated

AI can already generate code, automate routine tasks, and accelerate development. However, companies are not yet ready to entrust artificial intelligence with the security of systems dealing with real data. This is why engineers skilled in security are becoming key specialists.

In the course, you will learn to think like an attacker, identify vulnerabilities in architecture and code, and design systems with security "by default"—through practice, real cases, and laboratory work.

After Completing the Course, You'll Be Able to Confidently Say:

“I see how a system can be attacked, find weak spots, and know how to properly establish protection.”

What You Will Gain in 60 Days

• Understanding the logic of attackers and the ability to spot vulnerabilities at the code review stage.

• Practical experience in exploiting and mitigating real attacks:

• JWT Confusion, SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, CORS errors, and more.

• The skill to design secure authentication, session management, encryption, and API protection without copying "ready-made solutions" from the internet.

• A glossary of key security concepts and confidence in communicating with architects, auditors, and CISO.

• A systematic understanding of modern cybersecurity, relevant even with new attack vectors emerging.

Who This Course Is For

The course is suitable for engineers who want to write secure code, improve architectural level, and strengthen competencies in security:

• Backend developers;

• Full-stack engineers;

• Software engineers;

• Technical leads and architects;

• Senior developers making responsible technical decisions.

What You Will Learn

Analyze and Prevent Real Attacks

You won't just memorize OWASP—you will reproduce and address key vulnerabilities yourself:

• SQL Injection

• XSS

• CSRF

• SSRF

• JWT attacks

• CORS configuration mistakes

• Access control issues

Step-by-step labs will help you see the system through an attacker's eyes and understand how risk looks "live."

Design Secure-by-Default Systems

You will master critical topics for secure architecture:

• Authentication and authorization;

• OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML;

• MFA and passkeys;

• Secure storage of secrets;

• Encryption;

• API security;

• CI/CD protection and DevSecOps approaches.

Think Like an Attacker and Defender Simultaneously

You will learn to find security issues in architecture and pull requests before they reach production.

Program Content

7 Modules · 26+ Lessons · 11 Labs

Module 1: Foundations

The modern web under attack: architectures, typical failure points, and analysis of HTTP/HTTPS traffic through an attacker's perspective.

Module 2: Identity & Access Management

Password hashing, sessions and tokens, MFA, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, RBAC/ABAC, SSO, and key enterprise IAM practices.

Module 3: OWASP Top 10

Real exploitation of vulnerabilities from the OWASP Top 10 in labs and analysis of practical examples.

Module 4: Common Attack Patterns

CSRF, phishing, social engineering, session attacks, and building chains of compromise for production systems.

Module 5: API & Cross-Origin Security

API protection, rate limiting, abuse-attack prevention, CORS configuration, and analysis of popular configuration mistakes.

Module 6: Defensive Security & Infrastructure

Security headers, CSP, HSTS, WAF, DDoS protection, and hardening of production services.

Module 7: Secure Development Lifecycle

DevSecOps, shift-left practices, security testing automation, secret management, and managing vulnerable dependencies.