DevSecOps Fundamentals: Securing the Software Delivery Pipeline

In modern software development, security cannot be an afterthought left for the final stages of production. This text-based course guides you through the essentials of DevSecOps, showing you how to build security directly into your continuous integration and deployment processes. You will progress from understanding core security concepts to implementing automated scanning, vulnerability management, and secure configuration practices. By the end of this course, you will understand how to collaborate across development, security, and operations teams to ship secure software faster. What you'll learn: - Understand the core principles of DevSecOps and the shift-left security philosophy - Analyze code for vulnerabilities using Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools - Secure containerized applications and scan Docker images for known exploits - Implement secret management practices to prevent exposing sensitive credentials - Configure automated security checks within modern CI/CD pipelines - Apply basic infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scanning to detect misconfigurations The course starts with foundational definitions, terminology, and security models before moving into practical text-based walkthroughs of automated scanning, container security, and pipeline integration. This course is designed for beginner developers, system administrators, and aspiring DevOps engineers who want to build a solid foundation in security automation. No prior security experience is required. Start reading today to build secure-by-design software delivery pipelines.