Application Security for Developers

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Enhance your skills as a developer, protect digital creations, and contribute to a safer online environment by learning the fundamentals of cybersecurity.
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What you'll learn

This course is your gateway to mastering data transmission, cryptography, authentication, authorization, and access models, as well as fortifying against both server- and client-side vulnerabilities. It equips you with an arsenal of tools to automatically search for and mitigate vulnerabilities in your applications. Unlock diverse career prospects in application security, development, IT infrastructure management, and cybersecurity consultancy, and make it an invaluable investment in your professional career. Upon completing this course, you will:

  • Write secure code by implementing secure coding practices, such as input validation, usage of browser’s security mechanisms, secure session management, and secret management.
  • Prevent common vulnerabilities like injections, XSS, CSRF, and more.
  • Acquire skills in securing servers, databases, and other infrastructure components by implementing secure configuration management practices, including hardening systems, managing access controls, and encrypting sensitive data.
  • Analyze the results of security assessment tools and provide recommendations for remediation to enhance the security posture of applications.
  • Educate colleagues and stakeholders about application security best practices and raise awareness about emerging threats and attack vectors.

 

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# 1
Apply knowledge into practice
You already know the theory. Now it's time to code like you do at work—in a professional IDE, with real project constraints, solving problems that actually matter. Welcome to software engineering as it should be.
# 2
Navigate complexity with surgical precision
Most developers waste months learning random concepts without seeing how they connect. Our interactive Knowledge Map fixes this. It shows exactly how every programming concept relates to others, helping you build a structured mental model of coding.
# 3
Copy the best. Then improve.
Here's what top engineers do that others don't: they study other people's code obsessively. When you get stuck on Hyperskill, you can explore solutions published by other developers. See their exact code. Understand their approach. Learn their tricks.
# 4
Code review that actually makes you better
We stripped code review down to what actually matters: does your solution work? Have you handled the edge cases? Is there a cleaner way to write this? Hyperskill acts like a competent reviewer who actually tests your code. Not genius-level analysis, not architecture debates — just solid feedback on making your code better.

Topics covered by this course

Server side vulnerabilities
12 topics
Basics
11 topics
AAA
8 topics
Math
7 topics
Fundamentals
6 topics
Access control and session security
6 topics
Data transmission and cryptography
6 topics
Frontend
5 topics
Programming languages
1 topic

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JetBrains Academy

JetBrains Academy is a part of JetBrains, a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers and teams. With years of expertise in software development and education, JetBrains Academy empowers more than a million people worldwide to learn and teach computer science, and help organizations inspire their teams to reach their goals in tech. Professional development tools play a big role in computer science education. This is why JetBrains Academy courses offer integration with JetBrains IDEs. This integration assists learners in getting experience with real development processes to streamline their learning curve at future work.

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