DevSecOps: Automated Security Testing Fundamentals

This course will teach you what automated security testing is, the different types, the pros and cons of automated security testing, what you can test, and how to start introducing automated security testing in pipelines.

  • Last updated 6/2024
  • English
  • Published 2025-04-25
  • Location Online
  • Duration 1h 20m 48s
What you'll learn

This course will teach you what automated security testing is, the different types, the pros and cons of automated security testing, what you can test, and how to start introducing automated security testing in pipelines.

This course includes:

 

Course Overview

1m 36s

  • Course Overview | 1m 36s

 

What It Is and Why You Should Care: Automated Security Testing

19m 30s

  •  Introduction to Automated Security Testing Fundamentals | 4m 12s
  •  The Core Components of Automated Security Testing | 4m 6s
  •  Automated Security Testing and the SDLC | 2m 2s
  •  The Pros and Cons of Automated Security Testing | 7m 48s
  •  Module Summary | 1m 20s

 

Understanding the Common Types of Automated Security Testing

25m 40s

  •  Module Introduction | 40s
  •  What Can Be Tested in a Pipeline | 4m 43s
  •  Detecting Secrets in Source Code | 3m 7s
  •  Checking Code Using Formatters and Linters | 2m 25s
  •  Dynamic Application Security Testing | 3m 21s
  •  Software Composition Analysis | 4m 26s
  •  Vulnerability Scanning | 6m
  •  Module Summary | 56s

 

Automated Security Testing in Practice

12m 25s

  •  Module Introduction | 1m 5s
  •  Demo: Automated Security Testing in Practice | 6m 27s
  •  Demo: Validating Scan Results | 3m 36s
  •  Module Summary | 1m 15s

 

How to Start Implementing Automated Security Testing

21m 34s

  •  Module Introduction | 1m 10s
  •  Introducing a Workflow Model for Implementing Automated Security Scanning | 5m 20s
  •  Selecting Fitting Automated Security Testing Tools | 4m 56s
  •  Interpreting and Acting on Automated Security Testing Results | 5m 21s
  •  Tips and Tricks for Implementing Automated Security Testing | 2m 57s
  •  Course Summary | 1m 48s