Semgrep Academy Secure Guardrails
Free course from Semgrep Academy on building secure guardrails: engineering controls that let a security program prevent issues instead of chasing them after the fact. Covers paved roads, secure defaults, and technical controls that steer day-to-day development toward safe patterns, taught using Semgrep as the example tool. About 45 lessons across 3.5 hours of video; free with a certificate of completion.
What you'll prove
- Move a security program away from reacting to problems and toward preventing them
- Use paved roads and secure defaults to guide developers automatically
- Put technical controls in place that make the secure choice the default one
Frequently asked
Is the Secure Guardrails course free?
Yes. The course and its certificate of completion are free, with a free Semgrep Academy account required to enroll.
Is Secure Guardrails specific to the Semgrep product?
The guardrail concepts it teaches, such as paved roads and secure defaults, are vendor-neutral. The course uses Semgrep as the example tool for building technical controls, as reflected in its official title, Secure Guardrails, with Semgrep.