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SafeStack’s Pro Plan: A new way for individuals to upskill in secure development

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Hey there, coders, testers, analysts, and software architects — we’ve got something new, just for you.

For the past few years, we’ve made secure development training accessible for more than 5,000 learners and nearly 1,500 organizations worldwide.

Today, we’re so happy to launch our Pro Plan — a new tier of access within SafeStack that’s designed for solo learners who want to level up their secure development skills and earn verified credentials, all with the support of our community.

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Introducing new rituals into software development lifecycles

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It seems fitting that I’m writing this blog post in May. Early spring is the season for many exciting things, including some of the world’s most prominent developer and cyber security conferences. Whether you’re a leader in the engineering or security teams, we’re bombarded with new approaches and tools. Vendors are marketing to us, books are released, and conference talks feature throughout our news feeds.

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How ChatGPT impacts cyber security and how to get your team safely started with it 

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You’re hiring for a new engineering role within your team. Great. You’ve made a shortlist, interviewed a bunch of people, and sent them a coding exercise they need to complete and submit. Now let’s add ChatGPT into the mix. How can we be sure that the code we receive from prospective hires is actually written by them? We can’t. Unless someone writes the code in front of us, there’s no way of knowing.

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Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) goes rogue

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Or “How to design software with evil villains in mind”

As software developers and development leaders, we strive to create software that’s not only functional but also secure. We work hard to identify potential cyber security risks and vulnerabilities and implement preventive measures. But despite our best efforts, some individuals will always seek to exploit any weaknesses in our software. That’s where the concept of cyber security personas comes in.

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