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Secure Software Development and DevSecOps Practices

Development teams across African fintech, e-commerce and public service platforms ship code faster than security reviews can keep pace. This course shows engineers and delivery leads how to build security into every stage of the pipeline, from design through deployment. Participants practise secure coding, automated scanning and release controls using scenarios drawn from regional software projects.

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What you will be able to do

  • Apply secure coding principles that address the most common web and mobile application weaknesses.
  • Integrate automated security scanning into continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
  • Conduct threat modelling sessions during design to surface risks before code is written.
  • Manage secrets, credentials and configuration safely across build and runtime environments.
  • Evaluate open source dependencies for known vulnerabilities and licensing exposure.
  • Establish release gates that balance delivery speed with defensible security assurance.

Course outline

  1. 01Security in the Software Development Life Cycle
  2. 02Threat Modelling for Development Teams
  3. 03Secure Coding Patterns and Common Flaws
  4. 04Automated Scanning in CI and CD Pipelines
  5. 05Secrets and Configuration Management
  6. 06Open Source and Dependency Risk
  7. 07Release Gates and Deployment Controls
  8. 08Building a DevSecOps Culture

Who should attend

Software developers, DevOps engineers, technical leads and delivery managers responsible for building and shipping applications securely.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
13 to 15 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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