1. Secure Software Concepts

• Understand core concepts

• Understand security design principles

2. Secure Software Lifecycle Management

• Manage security within a software development methodology (e.g., Agile, waterfall)

• Identify and adopt security standards (e.g., implementing security frameworks,
promoting security awareness)

• Outline strategy and roadmap

• Define and develop security documentation

• Define security metrics (e.g., criticality level, average remediation time, complexity,
Key 

• Decommission applications

• Create security reporting mechanisms (e.g., reports, dashboards, feedback loops)

• Incorporate integrated risk management methods

• Implement secure operation practices

3. Secure Software Requirements

• Define software security requirements

• Identify compliance requirements

• Identify data classification requirements

• Identify privacy requirements

• Define data access provisioning

• Develop misuse and abuse

• Develop security requirement traceability matrix

• Define third-party vendor security requirements

4. Secure Software Architecture and Design

• Define the security architecture

• Perform secure interface design

• Evaluate and select reusable technologies

• Perform threat modeling

• Perform architectural risk assessment and design reviews

• Model (non-functional) security properties and constraints

• Define secure operational architecture (e.g., deployment topology, operational
interfaces, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD))

5. Secure Software Implementation

• Adhere to relevant secure coding practices (e.g., standards, guidelines,
regulations)

• Analyze code for security risks

• Implement security controls (e.g., watchdogs, file integrity monitoring, anti-
malware)

• Address the identified security risks (e.g., risk strategy)

• Evaluate and integrate components

• Apply security during the build process

6. Secure Software Testing

• Develop security testing strategy & plan

• Develop security test cases

• Verify and validate documentation (e.g., installation and setup instructions, error
messages, user guides, release notes)

• Identify undocumented functionality

• Analyze security implications of test results (e.g., impact on product management,
prioritization, break/build criteria)

• Classify and track security errors

• Secure test data

• Perform verification and validation testing (e.g., independent/internal verification
and validation, acceptance test)

7. Secure Software Deployment, Operations, Maintenance

• Perform operational risk analysis

• Secure configuration and version control

• Release software securely

• Store and manage security data

• Ensure secure installation

• Obtain security approval to operate (e.g., risk acceptance, sign-off at appropriate
level)

• Perform information security continuous monitoring

• Execute the incident response plan

• Perform patch management (e.g. secure release, testing)

• Perform vulnerability management (e.g., tracking, triaging, Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures (CVE))

• Incorporate runtime protection (e.g., Runtime Application Self Protection (RASP),
web application firewall (WAF), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR),
dynamic execution prevention)

• Support continuity of operations

• Integrate service level objectives and service-level agreements (SLA) (e.g.,
maintenance, performance, availability, qualified personnel)

8. Secure Software Supply Chain

• Implement software supply chain risk management (e.g., International Organization
for Standardization (ISO), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST))

• Analyze security of third-party software

• Verify pedigree and provenance

• Ensure and verify supplier security requirements in the acquisition process

• Support contractual requirements (e.g., intellectual property ownership, code
escrow, liability, warranty, End-User License Agreement (EULA), service-level
agreements (SLA))

1. 5 day interactive instructor-led training 

2. Training provided by highly qualified, certified, and accredited trainers 

3.Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) Certification
course accredited by Authorised Governing Body and Mindbel 

4. Certification