Alice and Bob Learn Application Security

CHAPTER 10Continuous Learning

Continuous learning is the concept of constant skill and knowledge development in response to changes in the workplace.⁹²

Keeping yourself up to date with security industry changes and trends will result in more effective use of your time on projects. It will give you something very attractive to add to your resume, as well as impress your boss and co-workers, and enable you to consistently create higher quality and more secure products. Teaching yourself new things is also fun and challenging, making your work life more interesting. There are only positive outcomes to continuous learning.

If you are a manager and you are creating a training program for your employees, you will be happy to learn that regular training results in better employee retention and high employee satisfaction. They will not only produce better work, but they will keep working for you!⁹²

Continuous learning is the concept of always expanding your knowledge to gain new skills and expertise. For businesses, continuous learning is about encouraging employees to steadily learn by providing them with the tools that facilitate this learning.⁹³

What to Learn

You are already reading a book about application security, so I am going to assume that you want to learn more about this topic. When learning, it is critical that you focus your efforts because there are so many different resources that you will never be able to consume all of them.

First off, have you decided which ...