Build a foundation in DevSecOps: how development, security and operations work together, how security is integrated throughout the software lifecycle, and how automation and security tools make delivery safer and more efficient.
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26 short lessons on building security into how software ships
Shareable on LinkedIn the day you finish
8 assignments across the two modules
A comprehensive introduction to integrating security into software development and operations - the principles, the culture, and the tools that make it work.
Introduction to DevSecOps is a comprehensive introduction to embedding security into every phase of the development process. It starts from the definition - what DevSecOps is and why it matters - and works through the cultural shift it represents: breaking silos, and getting development, security and operations teams collaborating rather than handing work over a wall.
The course progresses through two major areas. Understanding and Implementing DevSecOps covers DevSecOps principles and culture, how it compares with DevOps, the Shared Responsibility Model, security considerations during development, testing, deployment and maintenance, security automation, the Shift-Left approach and integrating security tools into CI/CD pipelines.
Leveraging Tools and Best Practices in DevSecOps then moves to the practical side: an overview of popular DevSecOps tools, a deep dive into static and dynamic security analysis, container security tools, best practices for integrating security throughout the SDLC, security incident response, a security automation case study, emerging trends and DevSecOps career paths.
It assumes no advanced cybersecurity background. Coursera lists it at beginner level, and the first lessons define the terms before anything is built on them.
A beginner course, so no advanced cybersecurity experience is assumed. If one of these is you, this is the right starting point.
You keep seeing the term and want a proper definition rather than a thread of opinions. The course opens by defining DevSecOps and why it matters.
You write the code that gets scanned. Secure coding, Shift-Left and what static and dynamic analysis actually look for are all here.
You already run the pipeline. This adds the security dimension to it - CI/CD security, automation and container security tools.
You know security but not the delivery side, or you are studying and exploring secure software development. This connects the two.
These are the official learning outcomes for the course. Nothing added, nothing inflated.
Emphasizing seamless integration of development, security, and operations - what DevSecOps is, how it differs from DevOps, and the Shared Responsibility Model behind it.
Throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring robust and secure deliverables - security considerations across development, testing, deployment and maintenance.
Streamlining processes for efficient and secure software releases - the Shift-Left approach, security automation, and integrating security tools into the CI/CD pipeline.
Where development, security and operations teams work in tandem for optimal outcomes - breaking silos, and the cultural shift DevSecOps actually represents.
A dedicated coach who does this work for a living - someone who can look at the pipeline you are trying to secure and tell you what to fix first.
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The principles applied to the pipeline and the codebase you actually work on.
Which scanner results matter, which are noise, and what to fix in what order.
Scenarios set for you, then reviewed, so Shift-Left becomes a habit rather than a slide.
Which direction fits you - DevSecOps, application security or platform work - and what to learn next.
Eight hours end to end, fully self-paced. Every lesson, reading and assignment below is listed exactly as it appears on the Coursera course page.
Understanding and Implementing DevSecOps! In this module, learners explore the core principles of DevSecOps, emphasizing the cultural shift it represents in integrating security into software development.
In this module, learners explore essential tools and best practices for successful DevSecOps implementation.
Syllabus as listed on the official Coursera course page. Titles and durations are reproduced as the source displays them.
The course teaches the categories of tooling and where each sits in the pipeline, rather than certifying you on one vendor's product.
Reading the source before it runs. Covered in the Module 2 deep dive on static and dynamic security analysis.
Testing the application while it runs, to find what static inspection alone cannot see.
Leveraging Container Security Tools is its own lesson - securing what you package as well as what you write.
Where all of it comes together - integrating security tools into the pipeline that builds and ships your software.
The thirteen capabilities Coursera associates with this course, grouped the way the work actually splits - securing what you build, automating how it ships, and managing what the scanners find.
Making security part of the code, not a review at the end.
The delivery pipeline, with security running inside it.
What the scanners surface, and what you do about it.
Complete the course successfully and Board Infinity issues a shareable certificate through Coursera - with a public verification link and a one-click path onto your LinkedIn profile.
This is a course certificate for Introduction to DevSecOps. It is not a professional certification, a cybersecurity certification, or a credential from any vendor or security organization.
Filed under Licenses & Certifications, where recruiters actually look.
Its own verification link, so a hiring manager confirms it in seconds.
Awarded on the graded work across both modules - 8 assignments in total.
Board Infinity as the provider, Coursera as the platform.
Eight hours will not make anyone a DevSecOps engineer. What it does is give you the vocabulary, the principles and the map of the toolchain that these roles are built on.
The direct line. Shift-Left, security automation and CI/CD security are exactly the vocabulary these job descriptions open with.
If you already run pipelines, this is the security dimension being added to them across the industry - and increasingly expected.
Secure coding, security testing and vulnerability management sit at the centre of this role. This course introduces all three.
The delivery-side half of security work: where scanning fits, how findings are triaged, and how incidents are handled in a DevSecOps context.
Containerization and container security tools are a named part of this course, and a named part of most cloud platform work.
For developers who want security to stop being someone else's problem - the Shared Responsibility Model, in practice.
You can learn DevOps without security, or security without ever seeing a delivery pipeline, and plenty of people do. The gap that keeps showing up is the join between them. This course is about that join - development, security and operations as one loop rather than three teams.
Secure coding and Shift-Left, so problems are caught while the code is still being written.
Static and dynamic analysis, vulnerability management and the Shared Responsibility Model behind them.
CI/CD, containers, automation and incident response - security running where software actually ships.
To be clear about the limits: this is an eight-hour introductory course. It gives you the principles, the vocabulary and the shape of the toolchain. It does not replace hands-on enterprise DevSecOps experience, and it does not make anyone job-ready on its own.
Suggested directions once the principles are in place. These are next steps - none of them is taught in full inside this eight-hour course.
Take the principles from this course into depth: threat modelling, secure design patterns, and application security work at production scale.
Browse courses Go deeper on deliveryThe operations half: building and hardening the pipeline itself, securing container platforms, and infrastructure security as code.
Browse courses Go deeper on findingsWhat to do with what the scanners return: triage, remediation workflows, and how all of it changes once the workload is in the cloud.
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Everything learners ask before enrolling, answered plainly.
DevSecOps is the practice of building security into software development and operations rather than bolting it on at the end. Development, security and operations share responsibility for a product's security, and security checks live inside the same pipeline that builds and ships the code. The course opens by defining DevSecOps and explaining why that integration matters.
DevOps brings development and operations together to ship software faster and more reliably. DevSecOps adds security as a first-class member of that loop, so vulnerabilities are found and fixed as the software is being built rather than after release. Module 1 covers this directly in DevSecOps vs DevOps: A Comparative Analysis.
It is the idea that security is not one team's job. Developers, security specialists and operations engineers each own a part of it. Module 1 has a dedicated lesson, The Shared Responsibility Model in DevSecOps, covering what that means in practice.
Shift-Left means moving security activity earlier in the software lifecycle, so issues are caught while code is being written instead of just before release. Module 1 covers it in The Shift-Left Approach: Early Integration of Security.
Security automation means running security checks automatically as part of the build and release process, so they happen every time rather than when someone remembers. Module 1 introduces it, and Module 2 includes Case Study: Successful Security Automation Implementation.
One of the course's official outcomes is learning to identify and address security vulnerabilities throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring robust and secure deliverables. In practice that means security considerations during development, testing, deployment and maintenance, and how security analysis and container security tools fit into that lifecycle.
At every stage, rather than at one checkpoint. Module 1 covers security considerations during development, testing, deployment and maintenance. Module 2 covers integrating security throughout the SDLC as one of the key best practices for a successful DevSecOps implementation.
Yes. Module 1 closes with Integrating Security Tools in the CI/CD Pipeline, and CI/CD, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery are among the skills Coursera lists for this course.
Module 2 gives an overview of popular DevSecOps tools and includes a deep dive into using tools for static and dynamic security analysis. The course teaches the categories and how they are used inside a pipeline rather than certifying you on one specific vendor product.
Yes. Module 2 has a dedicated lesson, Leveraging Container Security Tools, and Containerization is one of the skills listed for the course.
Yes. Module 2 covers Security Incident Response in a DevSecOps Context as part of its best-practices lesson group.
Beginners interested in DevSecOps, software developers, DevOps professionals, security professionals, IT professionals, students exploring secure software development, and anyone who wants to understand how security fits into development and operations.
Yes. Coursera lists it at beginner level and it is designed as an introduction. You do not need advanced cybersecurity experience. Some familiarity with how software is built and released helps you place the ideas, but the course starts by defining DevSecOps from scratch.
Coursera lists it as 8 hours to complete, split evenly across two 4-hour modules. It is self-paced with a flexible schedule, so you can spread it over as long as you like and reset deadlines if you fall behind.
Two. Understanding and Implementing DevSecOps and Leveraging Tools and Best Practices in DevSecOps. Between them they hold 26 videos, 8 readings, 8 assignments and 1 plugin. The full breakdown is in the syllabus section.
Yes. Coursera lists a flexible schedule and you learn at your own pace.
Yes. A shareable certificate is issued on successful completion, and Coursera lets you add it to the Licenses & Certifications section of your LinkedIn profile in one click. It is a course certificate for Introduction to DevSecOps - not a professional, vendor or cybersecurity certification.
The price is shown at checkout on the Coursera course page and can vary by region. It is included at no extra cost with a Coursera Plus subscription, and Coursera's financial aid is available to eligible learners.
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Eight hours, two modules, and a working understanding of how development, security and operations hold a pipeline together.
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