CSSLP Boot Camp - Canada

CSSLP Boot Camp Course Outline

Domain 1: Secure Software Concepts

• Core Concepts
• Security Design Principles

Domain 2: Secure Software Requirements

• Define Software Security Requirements
• Identify and Analyse Compliance Requirements
• Identify and Analyse Data Classification Requirements
• Identify and Analyse Privacy Requirements
• Develop Misuse and Abuse Cases
• Develop Security Requirement Traceability Matrix (STRM)
• Ensure Security Requirements Flow Down to Suppliers/Providers

Domain 3: Secure Software Architecture and Design

• Perform Threat Modelling
• Define the Security Architecture
• Performing Secure Interface Design
• Performing Architectural Risk Assessment
• Model (Non-Functional) Security Properties and Constraints
• Model and Classify Data
• Evaluate and Select Reusable Secure Design
• Perform Security Architecture and Design Review
• Define Secure Operational Architecture
• Use Secure Architecture and Design Principles, Patterns, and Tools

Domain 4: Secure Software Implementation

• Adhere to Relevant Secure Coding Practices 
• Analyse Code for Security Risks
• Implement Security Controls 
• Address Security Risks 
• Securely Reuse Third-Party Codes or Libraries 
• Securely Integrate Components
• Apply Security During the Build Process

Domain 5: Secure Software Testing

• Develop Security Test Cases
• Develop Security Testing Strategy and Plan
• Verify and Validate Documentation 
• Identify Undocumented Functionality
• Analyse Security Implications of Test Results 
• Classify and Track Security Errors
• Secure Test Data
• Perform Verification and Validation Testing

Domain 6: Secure Software Lifecycle Management

• Secure Configuration and Version Control 
• Define Strategy and Roadmap
• Manage Security Within a Software Development Methodology
• Identify Security Standards and Frameworks
• Define and Develop Security Documentation
• Develop Security Metrics 
• Decommission Software
• Report Security Status 
• Incorporate Integrated Risk Management (IRM)
• Promote Security Culture in Software Development
• Implement Continuous Improvement 

Domain 7: Secure Software Deployment, Operations, and Maintenance

• Perform Operational Risk Analysis
• Release Software Securely
• Securely Store and Manage Security Data
• Ensure Secure Installation
• Perform Post-Deployment Security Testing
• Obtain Security Approval to Operate 
• Perform Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM)
• Support Incident Response
• Perform Patch Management 
• Perform Vulnerability Management 
• Runtime Protection
• Support Continuity of Operations
• Integrate Service Level Objectives (SLO) and Service Level Agreements (SLA) 

Domain 8: Secure Software Supply Chain

• Implement Software Supply Chain Risk Management
• Analyse the Security of Third-Party Software
• Verify Pedigree and Provenance
• Ensure Supplier Security Requirements in the Acquisition Process
• Support Contractual Requirements