What You’ll Learn
- 🛡 Understand the role of data protection in securing back-end infrastructure and APIs
- 🔐 Apply secure server configuration techniques for protected API integrations
- 📊 Analyze real-world case studies of API and data security strategies
- 🧪 Evaluate and implement security measures to ensure confidentiality and integrity
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Course Description
This Coursera course, developed in collaboration with Starweaver, provides a practical and comprehensive exploration of back-end infrastructure management, secure API development, and data protection strategies—critical skills for IT professionals building resilient and scalable systems.
Learn how to:
- Secure APIs and back-end servers
- Implement encryption and secure communications
- Ensure compliance and protect sensitive data
Perfect for:
- Back-End Developers
- System Admins
- API Designers
- Security Professionals
🧠 Recommended: familiarity with API design, servers, and basic security principles.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- 🧱 Identify vulnerabilities in back-end infrastructure
- 🔐 Design secure RESTful APIs with OAuth and HTTPS
- 🧪 Run automated security tests for APIs
- 🗃 Encrypt and store sensitive data securely
- 💬 Promote secure practices across your organization
- Course Intro & Instructor Welcome (2 min)
- Your Digital Backbone: Back-End Infrastructure (7 min)
- Data Security Fundamentals (7 min)
- Server Configuration for Security (7 min)
- Secure API Design Principles (6 min)
- Building Secure Communication Channels (5 min)
- Automated API Security Testing (7 min)
- Data Protection Techniques (6 min)
- Case Studies: Secure Infrastructure (5 min)
- Best Practices for Ongoing Security (7 min)
- Congratulations & Learning Journey (2 min)
- Course Overview
- Server Security Configuration
- Secure RESTful APIs with OAuth & HTTPS
- Encrypted Storage & Transmission Techniques
- Final Project: Back-End Infrastructure – Servers, Secure APIs, and Data (20 min)
- Server Roles in Infrastructure Security
- Automated API Security Testing
- Preventing Data Breaches through Secure Practices
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