Foundations of Application Security with Cole Cornford

Practical training for secure-by-design software development

From $1,800 per person (ex GST)

Discount pricing for students. Please see the terms of booking below!

Overview

This two-day course gives software and security engineers the foundational skills for building secure and resilient software. 

This course will give you the practical skills and cutting-edge knowledge needed to secure software applications. With an emphasis on combining hands-on practical exercises, engaging group activities, and discussions around real-world case studies, this course covers all bases. Attendees will walk away confident in their ability to interrogate source code for security flaws and empowered to select the right DevSecOps capabilities for their technology stack. We go further and not only teach technical skills, but the critical program management skills like achieving buy-in from stakeholders, being successful with training programs, and measuring success too.

But the best part? You can join ‘The Flock’, alumni who are the best product security professionals in Asia Pacific.

Key Focus Areas

Core training areas include:

  • Threat modelling techniques, including STRIDE, 4Q, and Attack Trees
  • Secure coding practices focused on authentication, configuration, and secrets management
  • Application security tooling such as SAST, SCA, SBOMs, and secrets scanning
  • DevSecOps pipelines and lightweight assurance workflows
  • Secure-by-design principles supported by real-world case studies
  • Running a successful AppSec program aligned with the Essential Eight and ISM

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, you’ll know how to:

  • Build secure applications aligned with established cybersecurity frameworks
  • Catch and fix issues earlier in the development cycle, reducing reliance on penetration testing
  • Ship faster and safer in Agile and DevOps environments
  • Strengthen collaboration between dev, security, and ops without adding friction

Who will benefit from this course

Software Engineer

Programmer/Developer

AppSec Engineer

DevSecOps Engineer

DevOps Professional

Cloud Engineer

Upcoming Locations

  • Sydney – September 15 – 16
  • Newcastle – October 2 – 3
  • Melbourne – October 6 – 7
  • Canberra – November 17 – 18

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Instructor Bio

Cole Cornford

Founder & CEO
Galah Cyber

Cole Cornford is a recognised leader in Australia’s application security scene. As Founder of Galah Cyber, he’s led major security programs across global teams and brings a strong engineering mindset to everything he does.

An active OWASP contributor, sought-after speaker, and host of the Secured podcast, Cole is known for cutting through complexity and speaking the language of developers.