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Join "Ace Your Application Security Interview" to refine your skills and ace interviews! Connect with experts, practice real-world scenarios, and access top resources to advance your application security career.
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Contents

Getting Started

Introduction to the course

Foundations

Cybersecurity - An Introduction
CIA Triad
Privacy
Important Terms
CIQs for Security Fundamentals

Risk Management

Introduction to Risk Management
Risk Identification
Risk Assessment
Risk Response
Risk Treatment
CIQ for Risk Management

Threat Modelling

Getting Started with Threat Modeling
Threat Modeling Tools
Reading a threat model
Creating a threat model
Post-Threat Modeling
CIQs on threat model

Secure Architecture

Secure Design Principles
Cloud Security - Computing Principles
Cloud Based System Architecture
Cloud Security Measures
Applying Security Measures to an Architecture Diagram
CIQs for Secure Architecture

Communication and Network Architecture

Basic System
Networking Fundamentals - 1
Networking Fundamentals - 2
Secure Communication Methods
Securing Networks
Basic CIQs on Network Security
Advanced CIQs on Network Security
CIQs on Communication Protocols

Identity and Access Management

Identity and Three As
Access Control Basics
Authentication (AuthN) Mechanisms
Authorization (AuthZ) Mechanisms
Identity Lifecycle Management
Credential Management
CIQs related to Identity

Cryptography

Cryptography: Definitions and Concepts
Methods
Crypto in Communication
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Crypto Attacks
CIQs on Cryptography

Regulations

AppSec Related Regulations
HIPAA
PCI - DSS
Dealing with AppSec Regulations
Tackling GRC questions in AppSec

Attacks

Categories of Attack
Countermeasures
OWASP Top 10
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | CSRF
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | XSS
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | Injection Attacks
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | SSRF
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | DoS Attack
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | Phishing
Common Vulnerabilities in Appsec | API Attacks
CIQs on cybersecurity attacks

Assessment and Testing

Testing Methods
Application Security Assessments
Security Audit
Pentesting

Secure Development

Secure Development Methodologies
Security Controls for Software Development
DevSecOps
Common Coding Mishaps
Secure Coding Questions in Interviews

Session Management

Session Management Basics
Secure Session Management Mechanisms
Protocols and Mechanisms
CIQs on Session Management

Cloud Security

Cloud Security Introduction
IAM Practices in Cloud
Data Protection in Cloud
Network Security in Cloud
CloudSec Tools and Technologies
CiQs on Cloud Security

Getting Interview Ready

Types of Security Interview
How to Approach Technical Security Interviews
How to Crack Behavioral Interviews
Cracking the Coding Interview
Cracking the Secure Code Review Interview
Cracking the System Design Interview
Identifying your Strengths/Weakness for your next AppSec Interview
Art of Asking FollowUp Questions in an Interview
Building a Security Professional Profile outside LinkedIn
Progression Path for Interview Based on Difficulty Level
Getting the Interview Scheduling Right
Planning your Study Timeline
Time Management Framework for Common AppSec Interview Answers
Building your own Interview Cheatsheet
Interview Response Framework for Clear Technical Answers
Instant Recovery Strategies for Common Mistakes in Interviews
Technical Interview Stress Management Techniques

Taking Off

How to use what you have learnt in the course
How to Make Best Use of Mock Interviews
What's next?