timeline.md

Timeline – Developing Secure Software

Week 1–2: Foundations

• Introduction to Secure Software
• Secure Software Lifecycle
• Requirements & Security

Week 3: Threat Modeling & Design

• Threat Modeling Workshop
• Secure Design Principles

Week 4–5: Implementation

• Secure Coding Practices
• Dependency & Supply Chain Security
• Secure Coding Labs

Week 6: Testing

• Static Analysis (SAST)
• Dynamic Analysis (DAST)
• Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

Week 7: Security Controls

• Authentication & Authorization
• Data Protection & Cryptography

Week 8: Deployment & Operations

• CI/CD Hardening Labs
• Secure Deployment & Runtime Protection

Week 9: Incident Response

• Incident Response & Reporting
• Case Studies Review

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Milestones

• Mid-course checkpoint: End of Week 4 (submit lab results).
• Final assessment: End of Week 9 (complete capstone project).