Secure software development: OWASP top 10 and secure coding for developers
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 50 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- At engineering onboarding and annually
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
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Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 50 minutes
- Scenario, accordion, process, tabs and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 205.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| SO 205.1 | Explain the main risk categories in the OWASP Top 10 in plain terms + your info | OWASP Top 10 (see verification list) | Whole course |
| SO 205.2 | Prevent injection and broken access control in code you write | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 205.3 | Handle secrets, dependencies and logging safely | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 205.4 | Review a change for security issues using a short checklist + your info | Organisation's secure development policy | Whole course |
| SO 205.5 | Raise and fix a vulnerability in line with the team's process + your info | Organisation's vulnerability policy | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 50 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Why code is a target
3 pages
9 min
Why code is a target
3 pages
2The OWASP Top 10 in plain words
3 pages
9 min
The OWASP Top 10 in plain words
3 pages
3Prevent injection and access flaws
3 pages
9 min
Prevent injection and access flaws
3 pages
4Secrets, dependencies and logging
3 pages
9 min
Secrets, dependencies and logging
3 pages
5Grey areas: speed, reviews and reporting
3 pages
8 min
Grey areas: speed, reviews and reporting
3 pages
6Your practices and the final assessment
2 pages
6 min
Your practices and the final assessment
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Which practice will you add first? multiple choice
- How confident are you reviewing code for access flaws? 1-5 scale
- Which course should come next? ranking
- I can raise a security flaw in code without blame. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the review checklist? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
8 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Who staff ask about security questions
{{SECURITY_CONTACT}} - Link to your information security policy
{{SECURITY_POLICY_LINK}} - The route for reporting a security incident or suspected breach, and the time limit that applies
{{INCIDENT_REPORT_ROUTE}} - Link to the next course in your security awareness path
{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}} - Where course completions are recorded
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Link to the self-paced course
{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
- Link to the baseline survey
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Link to the post-course and 30-day survey
{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run secure software development: OWASP top 10 and secure coding for developers training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At engineering onboarding and annually.
Who needs this training?
Developers and DevOps engineers; run by L&D with the engineering manager or AppSec lead.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Related templates
Often taught together
Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.