A4Q Security Essentials

Objective
The A4Q Security Essentials certification provides a comprehensive introduction to IT security for any member of any development team, be it for an IT system, a software application or an embedded system.
The course teaches essential knowledge and understanding of threats to data security in IT systems and how to counter them.
 
At the end of the training you have the opportunity to take the examination for "A4Q Security Essentials".
The training is conducted by our partner 'Christian Alexander Graf - Qualitätssicherung & Statistik'.

Content
The content corresponds to the Alliance for Qualification A4Q Security Essentials Syllabus and includes:

• Basics of IT security
  • What is IT security?
  • Context of IT security: Assets, security holes and threats
  • Laws & Standards
• Understanding attacks
  • The Internet Protocol Suite
  • Malware
  • Security in client-server connections
  • Typical attack pattern and attack surface
  • Social engineering
  • Basics of security in wireless networks
• Security in the software life cycle
  • Activities in the secure software development process
  • Threat modeling and management of security requirements
  • Evaluation and classification of security vulnerabilities
  • Principles in secure system design
  • Principles in secure software development
  • Security testing objectives and types
  • Vulnerability management

 
The instructor presents the material in a flexible and vivid manner, taking into account needs and wishes of the participants. Practical examples and exercises will help participants to gain a professional view on the topic.
 
Certification Exam

• In the case of examination participation, examination fees are added to the training price. For further info please see https://www.gasq.org/de/prüfungsschemata/a4q-security-essentials.html
• The respective published current fees apply.
• The certificate is issued by the independent certifier gasq after passing the exam.

 
Target Audience

• IT Managers, IT requirements specialists, business analysts, agile teams, developers, project and team leads, software architects, software testers

 
Preconditions

• general experience in IT or similar projects

 
Duration

• 2 days

 
Documents

• The training material is only available in German.
• Every participant receives the training material officially accredited by A4Q in printed form, as well as a confirmation of participation.
  

Dates

The training is performed by our partner‚ Christian Alexander Graf – Quality Assurance  & Statistics‘.

More info about training dates, prices and registration for this training can be found on the website of our cooperation partner. (in German only)

Excerpt from the training material