Explore the C and C++ languages. Look at the specificity of the C/C++ languages and how this impacts security, ways C/C++ can interact with the external world, error handling, the execution environment and much more. This specialization covers C/C++ particularities a programmer needs to know to create secure programs using these languages.
Writing Secure Code in C++ Specialization
Writing Secure Code in C++ Specialization
Learn to write more secure code in C and C++.
Instructor: Martin Dubois
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Intermediate level
Some related experience required
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Flexible schedule
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Specialization - 4 course series
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Secure Coding, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming Tools, Application Security, Software Development Tools, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, and Debugging
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C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Application Security, Debugging, Secure Coding, Vulnerability Assessments, Exploit development, and System Programming
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C++ (Programming Language), Secure Coding, Embedded Systems, Application Security, Interoperability, Debugging, System Programming, Data Validation, and C (Programming Language)
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Linux, C++ (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, System Programming, C (Programming Language), Embedded Systems, Application Security, Unix, Secure Coding, Unix Commands, Data Security, Debugging, and Operating Systems
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