Learn to threat model the path from a developer's keyboard to a running workload: source, dependencies, build, registries, deployment and the third-party software and AI models you did not build. You will map assets, actors and trust boundaries, enumerate threats with STRIDE (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information disclosure, Denial of service, Elevation of privilege), the SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts) threat model and attack trees, prioritise them with Safeguard's Risk Score, SCAL, malware verdicts and zero-day advisories, and encode mitigations as Policies, Gates and Guardrails with explicit residual risk. The course closes with the SDLC triggers, incident feedback and control validation that keep a model true over time.
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.
