Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++ Programming

This course builds upon the skills and coding practices learned in both Principles of Secure Coding and Identifying Security Vulnerabilities, courses one and two, in this specialization. This course uses the focusing technique that asks you to think about: “what to watch out for” and “where to look” to evaluate and ultimately remediate fragile C++ library code. The techniques you’ll be examining will make your programs perform accurately and be resistant to attempts to perform inaccurately.

• Apply techniques to evaluate fragility of C++ library code
• Code a robust version of fragile C++ libraries
• Identify problems with privilege, input validation, files, and subprocesses in C/C++
• Remediate issues related to C/C++ programming environment interactions

• Intermediate knowledge of C and C++ programming
• Basic understanding of secure coding principles