Application Security & DevSecOps
Secure the SDLC
Key facts
- Level: Professional
- Field: Cybersecurity & Information Security
- Certification price: $194 (one-time payment)
- Online course: Application Security & DevSecOps — Study Course — $195
- Course + exam bundle: $389
- Exam: 40 multiple-choice questions · 90 minutes · passing score 70% · up to 3 attempts
- Estimated study time: about 34 hours
- Validity: 24 months
- Certification language: English
About the Application Security & DevSecOps certification
Build security into software: the OWASP Top 10, threat modeling, secure coding, SAST/DAST/SCA, secrets management, supply-chain security (SBOM), and embedding security gates into CI/CD pipelines.
Course outline
The Application Security & DevSecOps — Study Course course covers:
- Module 1: Application Security Fundamentals — Establishes the core concepts of application security, the threat landscape, and the shift-left philosophy that underpins DevSecOps. (4 lessons)
- Module 2: Secure Coding and Common Vulnerability Patterns — Covers secure coding principles and the most impactful vulnerability classes developers must understand to write secure software. (4 lessons)
- Module 3: Security Testing — SAST, DAST, and SCA — Teaches the three primary automated security testing disciplines and how they complement manual review in a comprehensive testing programme. (4 lessons)
- Module 4: Secrets Management and Supply-Chain Security — Addresses how to protect secrets and cryptographic material and how to secure the software supply chain against dependency and build-pipeline attacks. (3 lessons)
- Module 5: DevSecOps — Embedding Security into CI/CD Pipelines — Covers the DevSecOps philosophy, toolchain integration, and how to build security gates into modern CI/CD pipelines without blocking delivery… (3 lessons)
- Module 6: Advanced Topics — API Security, Cryptography, and Zero Trust in Apps — Covers API-specific security risks, correct cryptography application, and how Zero Trust principles apply to application architecture. (3 lessons)
- Module 7: Exam Readiness — Concepts Review and Strategy — Consolidates the entire course into a structured review, explains how professional application security and DevSecOps exams are structured, and… (3 lessons)
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Application Security & DevSecOps certificate verifiable?
- Yes. Every certificate issued by BC Skills Academy carries a unique credential ID that anyone can check on the public verification page.
- How is the Application Security & DevSecOps exam structured?
- It is a timed, randomized multiple-choice exam of 40 questions in 90 minutes, graded instantly; you need 70% to pass.
- Can I get a refund?
- Full refund within 7 days of purchase if you have not started the exam. Once the exam has been started or completed, the purchase is no longer refundable.