What actually changes when compute runs as a serverless function rather than a persistent server, and where the resulting attack surface concentrates: the function's triggers, its permissions, and its dependencies. You will work through the over-privileged function role as the most common serverless misconfiguration, event injection risk, dependency risk in a function's own deployment package, secrets handling in a stateless environment, logging and observability for short-lived high-volume invocations, and the shared responsibility boundary between a cloud provider and the organisation, closing with a full checklist applied end to end to a single hypothetical workload.
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.
