A course for lawyers and buyers who are not engineers, covering the clauses in a software contract that decide whether a security schedule is enforceable or ornamental: remediation commitments with a clock, notification timelines with a defined content list, evidence rights that produce documents, and exit and deletion terms that survive a bad ending. It goes on to data processing agreements, subprocessor lists, data location and key custody, open source licence obligations in plain language, and how to read audit reports, penetration test summaries and component inventories without technical training. It closes with a tiered pre-signature review and a one hour annual review designed to survive a real calendar.
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.
