Why Every Developer Should Take It
Software security has continued to grow in importance. The Linux Foundation has undertaken various initiatives around open source software security, such as the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF)—a full list of initiatives is available on LF Security.
One of the most important steps toward ensuring that we can develop secure software is software security education. Software security is becoming increasingly emphasized, not only at the university level, but the professional level. As the nature of both the software ecosystem and security threats have continued to change and evolve over the years, the nature and content of security education must also change.
In that vein, we wanted to (re-)introduce you to Developing Secure Software (LFD121), the Linux Foundation’s free course on secure software development fundamentals. This post will discuss a bird’s-eye view of the course and its topics; why every developer should take it; and how its material has continued to be updated and remain relevant.
