National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led
Course Description

Prerequisite: SDEV 325. A hands-on study of best practices for designing and building secure mobile applications. The aim is to formulate proper defenses and processes to mitigate common attacks. Focus is on mobile device infrastructure, security models, and mobile applications. Topics include code analysis, risk modeling, native and web mobile applications security, secure mobile communication, and back-end application attacks and counterattacks.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Analyze current and developing trends in mobile security
  • Compare and contrast the security risks and benefits of competing mobile architectures
  • Apply security risk modeling techniques to mobile apps
  • Analyze, design, develop, test, and document secure mobile apps

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.