Safelight Security Advisors Named to Microsoft SDL Pro Network

PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Safelight Security Advisors, a developer of information security training programs, is announcing its membership in the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Pro Network.  Microsoft created the SDL Pro Network to help development organizations adopt the SDL and address the challenges of embedding security and privacy into their software and development culture. As the only training company selected among the latest group announced at BlackHat DC 2010, Safelight joins a select network of industry leaders specializing in application security with significant experience in secure development lifecycle methodologies.

"Safelight's developer team training incorporates Microsoft's lifecycle approach to software development security," said Rob Cheyne, chief executive officer of Safelight Security Advisors.  "As part of the SDL Pro Network, we look forward to continuing the mission of training students on a disciplined process that's proven to reduce vulnerabilities and lower the total cost of development."

Safelight Security Advisors has trained tens of thousands of students globally on information security across all major market verticals.  The company brings extensive experience providing developer and technology teams the knowledge and tools to design and maintain secure application and enterprise systems.  As a SDL Pro Network member, Safelight's instructor-led and online learning programs will help companies incorporate security best practices into their development initiatives, offering security education courses that cover all phases of the SDL:

• Introduction to the Microsoft Development Lifecycle
• Application Security Fundamentals
• Architecting Secure Systems
• Language-Specific & Language-Agnostic Secure Coding
• Testing for Secure Systems
• Managing a SDL (for project managers and team leaders)
• Risks of Insecure Applications (for business owners and executives)

Safelight presented a webinar for the Microsoft SDL Pro Network community on "New Technology Wearing Hand-Me-Down Vulns," February 25, 2010.  Using a web service as an example, Rob Cheyne demonstrated how classic vulnerabilities can crop up in new technologies and how applying SDL principles can help build secure systems.  

To learn more about Safelight Security Advisors' SDL offerings, visit http://securityadvisors.com/sdl.

About Safelight Security Advisors

Safelight Security Advisors is an information security education company that delivers effective, comprehensive and flexible training programs.  We've trained tens of thousands of students globally on information security across all major vertical markets and for some of the world's top corporate brands.  With a 100 percent focus on training, our instructor-led and online learning courses deliver new and innovative ways of teaching companies how to be more secure. For more information, visit www.securityadvisors.com.

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