📘 Chapter 12 – Secure Applications
CompTIA Security (SY0-701) | CJUS 314 – Cybersecurity | Mount St. Mary’s University
Instructor: Prof. Alex O. Akpodiete
Atawa AI – Building Trustworthy AI for a Diverse World
This video covers Chapter 12: Secure Applications, a major component of the Security (SY0-701) exam and a fundamental skillset for cybersecurity and digital forensics students.
We explore how attackers exploit web, API, and software vulnerabilities—and the security principles needed to design, test, and deploy secure applications.
🌐 What You’ll Learn (Mapped to SY0-701 Objectives)
1️⃣ Application Vulnerabilities & Exploits
✔ OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities (injection, XSS, broken auth, misconfiguration, XXE, etc.)
Chapter 12 - Secure applications
✔ Buffer & integer overflow, race conditions (TOCTOU), memory issues
✔ API attacks, malicious updates, resource exhaustion
✔ SQL injection attack techniques & defenses (pages 17–20)
✔ Client-side attacks: XSS, cookies, browser add-ons (page 23)
2️⃣ Secure Development & DevSecOps
✔ Secure SDLC: initiation → development → implementation → operations → disposal
✔ Secure design principles (OWASP): trust nothing by default, defense-in-depth, least privilege
✔ Secure coding: input validation/sanitization, error handling, cryptography
✔ Strong session management, cookie flags, secure session IDs (page 43–44)
✔ Software assurance and secure supply-chain practices
3️⃣ Application Testing & Hardening
✔ SAST, DAST, fuzzing (page 47–51)
✔ Sandboxing and isolated testing environments
✔ Third-party library risks
✔ Hardening applications before and after deployment
Why This Chapter Matters
Secure applications form the backbone of modern cybersecurity. Understanding how apps break—and how to secure them—is essential for:
Security SY0-701 success
SOC, IR, or penetration testing careers
Secure development & DevSecOps roles
Cloud and API security work
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