Application Security & DevSecOps Certification
Secure the SDLC
Key facts
- Level: Professional
- Field: Cybersecurity & Information Security
- Estimated study time: about 34 hours
- Credential price: $149
- Exam: 60 questions · 90 minutes · pass mark 70%
About the Application Security & DevSecOps certification
Build security into software: the OWASP Top 10, threat modeling, secure coding, SAST/DAST/SCA, secrets management, supply-chain security (SBOM), and embedding security gates into CI/CD pipelines.
What you will learn
The official Application Security & DevSecOps study course covers:
- Module 1: Application Security Fundamentals — Establishes the core concepts of application security, the threat landscape, and the shift-left philosophy that underpins DevSecOps.
- Module 2: Secure Coding and Common Vulnerability Patterns — Covers secure coding principles and the most impactful vulnerability classes developers must understand to write secure software.
- Module 3: Security Testing — SAST, DAST, and SCA — Teaches the three primary automated security testing disciplines and how they complement manual review in a comprehensive testing programme.
- Module 4: Secrets Management and Supply-Chain Security — Addresses how to protect secrets and cryptographic material and how to secure the software supply chain against dependency and build-pipeline attacks.
- Module 5: DevSecOps — Embedding Security into CI/CD Pipelines — Covers the DevSecOps philosophy, toolchain integration, and how to build security gates into modern CI/CD pipelines without blocking delivery velocit…
- Module 6: Advanced Topics — API Security, Cryptography, and Zero Trust in Apps — Covers API-specific security risks, correct cryptography application, and how Zero Trust principles apply to application architecture.
- Module 7: Exam Readiness — Concepts Review and Strategy — Consolidates the entire course into a structured review, explains how professional application security and DevSecOps exams are structured, and provi…
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Application Security & DevSecOps certificate verifiable?
- Yes. Every issued Hootix Academy certificate carries a unique credential code that anyone can verify online.
- How is the Application Security & DevSecOps exam structured?
- It is a 90-minute proctored multiple-choice exam of 60 questions; you need 70% to pass.
- Do I need to buy the course to take the exam?
- You can purchase the certification exam on its own, or bundle it with the full study course at a reduced price.
- How long does the Application Security & DevSecOps course take?
- About 34 hours of self-paced study.