Secure the Backend Code You Ship
Security vulnerabilities in backend systems are not theoretical — they are the root cause of data breaches, account takeovers, and regulatory fines that happen every week. This track is built around the OWASP Top 10, the industry-standard list of the most critical web application risks, and teaches you how to write code that resists them. Whether you are building REST APIs, handling authentication, or deploying to the cloud, you will learn to think like an attacker and defend like an engineer.
What You Will Learn
You will cover every category of the OWASP Top 10: injection vulnerabilities including SQL and command injection, broken access control, cryptographic failures and proper data protection, security misconfiguration, vulnerable and outdated components, and server-side request forgery. Beyond the list, you will practice API security hardening, advanced input validation, threat modeling through insecure design analysis, and session management. Later courses address cloud security, containerization risks, and how to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines through DevSecOps practices and incident response.
The Learning Path
Twelve courses progress from A1 through C2. The track opens with Introduction to Secure Backend Development and moves through B1 fundamentals covering injection, misconfiguration, and logging, then into B2 topics such as broken access control, cryptographic failures, and API security. At C1 you tackle insecure design and threat modeling alongside advanced authentication and cloud security. The path finishes at C2 with DevSecOps & Incident Response — covering pipeline security automation and how to detect, contain, and recover from real incidents.
How It Works
Each course is split into short, focused lessons you complete in the built-in code editor with real-time feedback. An AI tutor is available whenever you get stuck, so you move at your own pace without waiting for answers.
