Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional

Prepare for the CSSLP cert exam. Learn smart, reskill sharper, and walk into the exam like you already own the certification.

(CSSLP) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-690-6
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About This Course

Enroll in our CCSLP training course to master secure software practices that actually work.

In this course, get hands-on with everything from core security principles and governance to software methodologies that don’t age overnight. You’ll break down policies, classify data, and turn functional requirements into secure, real-world solutions.

Go deep into secure design, defensive coding, and vulnerability management. Then, sharpen your edge with testing techniques, impact assessments, and lifecycle controls.

Skills You’ll Get

  • Master Secure Software Concepts: Understand foundational security principles, privacy, and risk governance across modern development methodologies.
  • Define and Decompose Security Requirements: Translate business needs into secure, functional, and operational software requirements with clarity and precision.
  • Design Secure Architectures: Apply secure design practices to real-world systems, choosing the right technologies and architecture patterns to reduce risk.
  • Implement Defensive Coding Practices: Write secure code using industry-backed techniques, manage source control, and eliminate common vulnerabilities before they ship.
  • Test with Security in Mind: Develop a security-first testing approach—from QA to impact assessments. So your software doesn’t just work, it holds up under pressure.
  • Manage the Full Software Lifecycle: Handle secure deployment, maintenance, disposal, and even supplier risk with confidence across the entire SDLC.

1

Secure Software Concepts

  • Core concepts
  • Security design principles
  • Privacy
  • Governance, risk and compliance
  • Software development methodologies
2

Secure Software Requirements

  • Policy decomposition
  • Data classification and categorization
  • Functional requirements
  • Operational requirements
3

Secure Software Design

  • Design process
  • Design consideration
  • Securing commonly used architecture
  • Technologies
4

Secure Software Implementation/Coding

  • Declarative versus imperative (programmatic) security
  • Vulnerability databases/lists
  • Defensive coding practices and controls
  • Source code and versioning
  • Development and build environment
  • Code/peer review
  • Code analysis
  • Anti-tampering techniques
5

Secure Software Testing

  • Testing artifacts
  • Testing for security and quality assurance
  • Types of testing
  • Impact assessment and corrective action
  • Test data lifecycle management
6

Software Acceptance

  • Pre-release and pre-deployment
  • Post-release
7

Software Deployment, Operations, Maintenance, and Disposal

  • Installation and deployment
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Software disposal
8

Supply Chain and Software Acquisition

  • Supplier risk assessment
  • Supplier sourcing
  • Software development and test
  • Software delivery, operations, and maintenance
  • Supplier transitioning

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Yes, the CSSLP Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional certification is worth it if you're a software developer, security professional, or engineer involved in the software development lifecycle. 

It validates your expertise in building secure software and is highly valued in industries where application security is a priority. It can lead to better job roles, increased credibility, and higher earning potential in secure software development.

CISSP is broader, covering general cybersecurity leadership and policy, while CSSLP is specialized, focusing on secure software development. 

  • Choose CISSP if you want to lead security strategy or manage enterprise security. 
  • Choose CSSLP if your focus is building, designing, or managing secure software systems. They're both valuable, just for different career paths.

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