Certified: The ISC2 CSSLP Audio Course
by Dr. Jason Edwards
Latest episode
Episode 70 — Essential Terms: Plain-Language Glossary for Fast Review
Episode 70 — Essential Terms: Plain-Language Glossary for Fast Review
About this podcast
This audio-only CSSLP prep course is built for busy security professionals who want to study anywhere, without a screen. Across 70 tightly focused episodes, you’ll walk the full Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional exam blueprint, from requirements and architecture to implementation, testing, operations, and supply chain risk. Each episode is structured as a guided journey: clear concepts, concrete examples, pitfalls to avoid, and quick mental rehearsals you can follow along with in real time.
You’ll hear practical takes on exam strategy, secure design principles, SDLC integration, threat modeling, metrics, documentation, incident response, and more, all in plain language. Recap checkpoints, glossary episodes, and acronym refreshers reinforce what you’ve learned so it sticks when you sit for the exam. Whether you’re commuting, at the gym, or in between meetings, this podcast turns small pockets of time into steady progress toward your CSSLP.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 71 episodes
- Episode 70 — Essential Terms: Plain-Language Glossary for Fast Review · 12 min · Episode 70Key terms and principles appear throughout the CSSLP exam, and being able to recall them quickly in plain language is essential for reading questions correctly and evaluating…
- Episode 69 — Crush Exam Day With Calm, Repeatable Tactics · 12 min · Episode 69Exam day performance depends as much on process as on knowledge, and CSSLP candidates who manage time, stress, and attention methodically have a clear advantage. In this episode…
- Episode 68 — Recap Checkpoint: Domains Seven and Eight Mastery · 14 min · Episode 68Later CSSLP domains extend security thinking into supply chain, operations, and broader governance, and a focused recap helps integrate these topics into a cohesive mental model…
- Episode 67 — Support Contracts, Intellectual Property, and Software Escrow · 13 min · Episode 67Contracts define how legal, operational, and security responsibilities are shared, and the CSSLP exam often expects you to interpret these agreements from a security and risk…
- Episode 66 — Enforce Supplier Security Requirements Through Lifecycle Oversight · 13 min · Episode 66Supplier security cannot be assured at contract signing alone; it has to be monitored and enforced throughout the full relationship, which is a recurring theme in CSSLP…
- Episode 65 — Verify Component Pedigree and Provenance to Reduce Risk · 13 min · Episode 65Component pedigree and provenance determine whether you can trust the origins and integrity of the software building blocks in your systems, and the CSSLP blueprint highlights…
- Episode 64 — Analyze Third-Party Software Security Before Adoption · 13 min · Episode 64Choosing a new third-party product or service is effectively choosing to share risk with another organization, and CSSLP questions often examine how thoughtfully that decision is…
- Episode 63 — Implement Comprehensive Supply Chain Risk Management Practices · 13 min · Episode 63Software today depends on a layered supply chain of cloud platforms, third-party services, open-source components, and commercial products, and the CSSLP exam expects you to…
- Episode 62 — Align Service Levels and SLAs With Security Outcomes · 14 min · Episode 62Service levels and formal SLAs influence how software and supporting services are designed, monitored, and improved, and CSSLP items increasingly connect these agreements to…
- Episode 61 — Support Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Objectives · 15 min · Episode 61Business continuity and disaster recovery planning connect directly to the CSSLP focus on availability, resiliency, and risk treatment across the software lifecycle. This episode…
- Episode 60 — Integrate Runtime Protection Controls for Live Defenses · 13 min · Episode 60Runtime protection adds an active defensive layer while applications are serving real users, and CSSLP questions increasingly probe how these controls fit with design, testing…
- Episode 59 — Operate a Measurable Vulnerability Management Program Continually · 12 min · Episode 59Vulnerability management goes beyond running scanners; it is a continual process of discovering, assessing, and closing real weaknesses, and the CSSLP exam examines whether that…
- Episode 58 — Run Patch Management Effectively Without Business Disruption · 13 min · Episode 58Patch management connects vulnerability knowledge to operational change, and the CSSLP exam focuses on whether this connection is timely, prioritized, and controlled. The process…
- Episode 57 — Execute the Incident Response Plan With Confidence · 11 min · Episode 57Incident response is where plans and controls are tested under stress, and CSSLP scenarios often examine whether organizations can move from detection to containment and recovery…
- Episode 56 — Monitor Security Using Meaningful, Observable Telemetry · 12 min · Episode 56Security telemetry turns raw events into insight about how systems behave, which threats are active, and whether controls are working as intended, and the CSSLP exam expects you…
- Episode 55 — Obtain Authority to Operate Through Evidence and Assurance · 13 min · Episode 55Authority to operate represents formal acceptance of risk and confirmation that required controls are in place, and the CSSLP exam views it as the culmination of many lifecycle…
- Episode 54 — Ensure Secure Installation and Deployment Procedures Consistently · 13 min · Episode 54Installation and deployment procedures are moments of high risk, when new systems, configurations, and paths are created, and the CSSLP exam frequently examines whether those…
- Episode 53 — Manage Secrets, Keys, and Sensitive Configurations Securely · 13 min · Episode 53Secrets management sits at the center of many high-impact breaches, and the CSSLP exam expects a disciplined approach across the entire secret lifecycle. This episode clarifies…
- Episode 52 — Release Software Safely Through a Hardened CI/CD · 12 min · Episode 52Continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines determine how changes reach production, and the CSSLP exam increasingly reflects the need to secure those paths…
- Episode 51 — Enforce Secure Configuration Baselines Across Environments · 12 min · Episode 51Secure configuration baselines define the minimum hardening level every system must meet, and the CSSLP exam treats them as fundamental controls rather than optional refinements…
