Importance of Security in Software Development Principles of Secure Design (CIA Triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) Security in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Buffer Overflows Injection Attacks (SQL, Command Injection) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Insecure Deserialization Race Conditions

Input Validation and Data Sanitization Secure Authentication and Authorization Error Handling and Logging Best Practices Secure Session Management

Introduction to Threat Modeling STRIDE Model (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Info Disclosure, DoS, Elevation of Privilege) Risk Assessment Techniques

Basics of Cryptography (Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Encryption) Hashing Algorithms and Digital Signatures Secure Key Management Common Cryptographic Pitfalls

Security Features in Popular Frameworks Static and Dynamic Code Analysis Tools (SAST/DAST) Security Testing (Penetration Testing, Fuzz Testing) Continuous Integration and Security Automation

Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attacks Phishing and Social Engineering Techniques Defensive Programming Strategies Buffer Overflow Attacks and Mitigation Techniques Return-to-libc Attacks Return-Oriented Programming (ROP) Attacks SQL Injection and Defense Mechanisms Race Condition Exploits and Countermeasures

Containerization Vulnerabilities and Runtime Isolation API Gateway Configurations and Rate-Limiting Defenses Zero-Trust Network Access and IAM Policy Least Privilege Automated Secrets Management in Cloud Deployment Pipelines