A practitioner's deep dive into the OWASP Security Misconfiguration category, the weakness class where a secure feature already exists in the platform but was left at an insecure default, disabled or misapplied. You will study invented default-credential, header and parser configuration failures, how Dynamic and Static Application Security Testing each catch different parts of this category, and how hardened baselines and infrastructure as code prevent it.
Nothing. Every course, exam, and certificate on the catalog is free — including retakes. All you need is a free Safeguard account.
None. The flagship course, Safeguard Certified Practitioner, is a beginner-level course — basic familiarity with how software is built helps, but every exam question is answerable from the lessons themselves.
You can retake it after a 24-hour cooldown, as many times as you need. Retakes are free, and each attempt draws a fresh random set of questions.
The Safeguard Certified Practitioner credential is valid for 24 months from issue. The expiry date is printed on the certificate and shown live on its public verification page. Renewing means passing the current exam again.
