Cyber Secure Coder (CSC) Certification
The CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder exam will certify that the successful candidate possesses the knowledge, abilities, and skills necessary to design and develop a variety of applications for various platforms, analyze security issues outside of particular languages and platforms, use a variety of testing and analysis tools, and counteract common threats to data and systems.
Domain 1.0 Common Secure Application Development Terminology and Concepts:
- Understand basic security principles
- Identify common hacking terminology and concepts
Domain 2.0 Job and Process Responsibilities Related to Secure Application Development:
- Explain the software development lifecycle
- Understand the role of the designer/architect in creating secure applications
- Explain the role of the developer in creating secure applications
- Understand the role of the code reviewer in creating secure applications
- Understand the role of the application tester in creating secure applications
Domain 3.0 Architecture and Design:
- Interpret use and abuse cases
- Understand architecture and design industry best practices
- Identify common regulations that relate to secure software development
- Explain the importance of organizational requirements to the development of secure software applications
Domain 4.0 Risk Assessment and Management:
- Classify common threats and vulnerabilities in terms of their impact on applications
- Compare and contrast common risk assessment and management best practices
Domain 5.0 Application Implementation:
- Implement input validation
- Restrict the output of sensitive data
- Implement cryptography
- Implement authentication and access control
- Implement error handling and logging
- Implement communication security
- Implement application security parameters and configure security settings
- Implement secure database access
Software developers, testers, and architects who develop in multiple programming languages for any type of platform who desire or are required to develop highly protected applications for business and organizational use.
- Attend Cyber Secure Coder (CSC)
- Pass the following exams:
- Exam CSC-210
To renew a CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder (CSC) certification, you have two options:
- Retake the most recent version of the CSC exam before your certification expires
- Earn and submit 90 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) within the three-year certification period. If choosing the CEC route, a single $150 fee is required for the certification cycle.