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Scope of the Course

This is a practical Cybersecurity for Developers and AI Era certification program. Students will learn how to identify, prevent, and fix common security issues in web applications, APIs, cloud deployments, and AI-powered systems. By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • • Understand common web security risks
  • • Apply OWASP Top 10 security practices
  • • Build secure login and authentication flows
  • • Protect APIs from common attacks
  • • Use JWT and OAuth safely
  • • Write secure frontend and backend code
  • • Identify insecure coding patterns
  • • Understand basic penetration testing
  • • Protect AI chatbots from prompt injection
  • • Prevent sensitive data leakage
  • • Apply cloud security basics
  • • Create security checklists for applications

This course is suitable for learners who want to start or grow their career in Application Security, Cybersecurity, Secure Software Development, Cloud Security, AI Security, and Security Testing.

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Jobs You Can Apply For

  • Junior Cybersecurity Analyst
  • Application Security Associate
  • Security Testing Associate
  • Web Security Analyst
  • API Security Tester
  • Cloud Security Associate
  • Secure Code Reviewer
  • Junior Penetration Tester
  • AI Security Associate
  • DevSecOps Trainee
  • Security Engineer Trainee
  • Cybersecurity Intern
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Curriculum in brief

Learn through structured modules covering web security, OWASP Top 10, secure APIs, authentication, JWT, OAuth, cloud security, AI security risks, prompt injection, secure coding, penetration testing, and real security projects.

Learning Modules
12
Learning Modules
Tools & Technologies
18+
Tools & Technologies
Doubt Support
1-on-1
Doubt Support
Job-Ready Training
6 Months
Job-Ready Training
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Tools & Technologies Covered
OWASP Top 10 OWASP Top 10
Burp Suite Basics Burp Suite Basics
Postman Postman
JWT JWT
OAuth Basics OAuth Basics
HTTPS / SSL Basics HTTPS / SSL Basics
GitHub Security Basics GitHub Security Basics
Linux Basics Linux Basics
OWASP ZAP Basics OWASP ZAP Basics
Cloud Security Basics Cloud Security Basics
AWS Security Basics AWS Security Basics
Azure Security Basics Azure Security Basics
OpenAI / LLM Security Concepts OpenAI / LLM Security Concepts
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What You’ll Learn

  • What is cybersecurity
  • Why application security matters
  • Common attack types
  • Threats, vulnerabilities, and risks
  • How attackers think
  • Security mindset for developers
  • Real-world security examples
  • Security responsibilities in software teams

  • How websites are attacked
  • Client-side and server-side risks
  • HTTPS basics
  • Cookies and sessions
  • Secure headers
  • Input validation
  • Output encoding
  • Frontend security mistakes
  • Backend security mistakes

  • Injection attacks
  • Broken authentication
  • Sensitive data exposure
  • Access control issues
  • Security misconfiguration
  • Vulnerable components
  • Identification and authentication failures
  • Logging and monitoring failures
  • Server-side request risks
  • Practical OWASP examples

  • API security basics
  • Authentication for APIs
  • Authorization for APIs
  • Rate limiting
  • Input validation
  • Error handling
  • API key security
  • Token security
  • API documentation risks
  • Testing APIs with Postman

  • Login security
  • Password hashing
  • JWT basics
  • JWT security mistakes
  • Refresh token basics
  • OAuth basics
  • Role-based access control
  • Session management
  • Forgot password security
  • Multi-factor authentication concepts

  • Secure coding mindset
  • Handling user input
  • Avoiding hardcoded secrets
  • Error message handling
  • Dependency security
  • File upload security
  • Database query safety
  • Logging safely
  • Code review checklist
  • Common developer mistakes

  • What is penetration testing
  • Reconnaissance basics
  • Scanning basics
  • Nmap basics
  • Burp Suite basics
  • OWASP ZAP basics
  • Manual testing basics
  • Reporting vulnerabilities
  • Responsible testing rules
  • Security test documentation

  • Cloud security shared responsibility
  • IAM basics
  • Least privilege access
  • Security groups and firewalls
  • Storage bucket security
  • Secret management
  • Environment variable safety
  • Backup and recovery basics
  • Cloud logging basics
  • Common cloud security mistakes

  • Why AI applications need security
  • Prompt injection
  • Jailbreak attempts
  • Data leakage
  • Unsafe tool usage
  • RAG security risks
  • Document upload risks
  • AI hallucination risks
  • Sensitive data handling
  • AI output validation

  • Safe system prompts
  • Input filtering
  • Output filtering
  • Access control for documents
  • Role-based knowledge access
  • Prompt injection testing
  • PII masking basics
  • Tool-use permission checks
  • Audit logs for AI actions
  • Human approval workflows

  • Finding vulnerabilities
  • Validating issues
  • Risk rating basics
  • Writing a security report
  • Explaining impact
  • Suggesting fixes
  • Retesting after fixes
  • Creating developer-friendly reports
  • Building a security checklist

  • What is DevSecOps
  • Security in CI/CD
  • Secret scanning
  • Dependency scanning
  • Static analysis basics
  • Security gates
  • Secure deployment checklist
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • Developer security workflow

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