DevSecOps Specialist

COURSE OVERVIEW

A recent industry survey conducted by TechTarget shows that 53% of senior IT executives cite cybersecurity as their number one concern.

Are you ready to elevate your skills and help your organization achieve its security goals?

Pink’s 3-day certification course will empower you with the skills and knowledge needed to not only protect your organization from evolving threats but also drive and foster a culture of security-first thinking across your Dev and Ops teams. Today, especially in an AI-driven business landscape where security is paramount, your expertise in DevSecOps will be a valuable asset and a key differentiator.   

Stay ahead of the curve and position yourself as a trusted security management professional.

Benefits of Pink’s DevSecOps Specialist Certification:

• Streamlined collaboration: In a landscape where development and operations must work in harmony to succeed, DevSecOps fosters a culture of focused collaboration. By breaking down silos, the development, security, and operations teams can communicate more effectively, leading to faster deployment times and more secure solutions.
• AI-driven solutions demand robust security: The importance of integrating security into every phase of the software development life cycle has never been more critical. With the rapid adoption of AI technologies, security vulnerabilities have become even more prevalent. Cyber threats are evolving at an alarming rate, and safeguarding your systems requires a more proactive approach. DevSecOps empowers teams to embed security within development processes, ensuring that security is not an afterthought but a shared responsibility.
• Risk mitigation: As organizations scale their digital transformation efforts, the risk of data breaches increases. Our course will give you the tools and strategies to identify vulnerabilities early in the development process and the operational scope, significantly reducing the likelihood of costly security incidents.
• Compliance and governance: With stringent regulations emerging around data privacy and security, implementing DevSecOps practices will help your organization meet evolving compliance requirements more effectively while minimizing risks associated with noncompliance.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This DevSecOps Specialist certification course concentrates on typical security risks and the effective practices that can be put in place to diminish and/or thwart those threats. Topics to be addressed include roles and responsibilities, tools and cultural factors, as well as the differences between traditional security approaches and DevSecOps, how to embed the DevSecOps approach into the normal everyday workflow, and how to get started with DevSecOps.

Upon successful completion of DevSecOps Specialist certification course, you will understand:

• How the three layers of DevSecOps can reduce technical debt, as well as how to maintain the success of a DevSecOps program through measurement and adjustment
• The key aspects of information security that include confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• The types of security threats and attacks related to the key aspects of information security
• The continual nature of security embedded within DevOps

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone in IT operations, security, risk management, and software development, or any role involved in using a DevOps approach

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this certification course; however, it is recommended to take the DevOps Essentials certification course or an equivalent.

EXAM & CERTIFICATION

The exam is offered through Professional Designations Corp (PDC) and, to obtain certification, participants must write and pass the exam as follows. The exam is included in the course fee and will be ordered for you by Pink Elephant:

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Questions: 40 multiple-choice questions; closed book
  
• Pass mark: 65% (26 questions correct out of 40 questions)
• Supervised: Yes
• Format: Online

COURSE E-MATERIALS

Material for this course will only be provided as downloadable soft-copy files that can be viewed on a variety of devices. Participants may print a hard copy of the files in whatever format best meets their needs and can only use the files under the Pink Elephant Terms of Use .

MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR HOW YOU CAN ATTEND THIS COURSE

If you would like more information on any of these options below, please call us at 1-888-273-PINK, email us at info@pinkelephant.com, or ask your questions via our convenient Chat window at the bottom-right corner of this page.