SecureFlag

I am an iOS developer, and SecureFlag  is mainly used to identify jailbroken situations. I have completed SecureFlag  courses and labs, which is the reason for my increased involvement. I work in the cybersecurity domain where I need to use most of SecureFlag features to ensure we do not have any man-in-the-middle attacks.

SecureFlag's hands-on experiences with security vulnerabilities help my team identify vulnerabilities since the labs provided are presented in different manners. For example, in Android, it may include AndroidManifest.xml, and most people think it will be in a different place. The way it helps us learn is that if it is iOS, we refer to jailbroken devices, and if it is Android, we call it rooting. There are endless ways to learn, which is not a single approach.

My organization provided access for that.

The features of SecureFlag that I have found most valuable involve understanding and defining jailbroken devices. Jailbroken devices refer to situations where there is a chance that users can mimic the phone or their involvement, even though iPhone itself is a secured device, but there is still a chance the device can get jailbroken. Either not via internet, there might be a hardcoding way. SecureFlag, in the courses and labs I use, ensures that those kinds of vulnerabilities will not exist. That is why it was most valuable and we have relied on it most.

I have used SecureFlag's interactive exercises and have completed the labs and the courses. The interactive exercises have helped improve my security skills because I was very interested in the labs as they were organized in a different way. It is not directly a multiple-choice question or a straightforward description, and it is not lengthy with descriptions. We directly jumped into different segments including easy, medium, and hard. Inside that, we were given a lot of code, so where the initial person has the responsibility to understand the code. We read through the code and hints, and even if we missed something, the way it gives hints is something that I felt very useful.

SecureFlag has positively impacted my organization in various ways. Since courses were mostly included inside the code, the code was structured in a way that involved common classes instead of unique custom classes. The project inside the lab was not created from scratch. It is more likely in the initial classes. For instance, AppDelegate is the first class called in iOS, while Activity Manifest.xml is the first class called in Android. Including the security vulnerabilities and explaining how an attacker can exploit them benefits both our organization and developers. We have learned a lot.

A way SecureFlag can be improved would be to include video content where someone explains the approaches related to jailbroken or rooting situations. I know some videos were already there, but it would be better if more could be added.

I do not remember participating in the initial setup of SecureFlag, but I might have. We used it during the initial setup, and it was mostly straightforward. I did not face any challenges because it was mostly for learning purposes. The single sign-on feature means we do not need to enter the username and password every time, which is one good advantage.

I have been working with SecureFlag for the past four to five years. I cannot say six years. My work experience is around 6.7 years, so for the past four to five years. Whenever there is a chance, I have used SecureFlag. I do have experience.

Regarding the stability and reliability of SecureFlag, it can handle a large scale of users without interruption. It helps to develop secure software because the number of vulnerabilities reduces, which increases turnaround time for different APIs. Security tickets raised were very few after relying on SecureFlag, which is one good advantage. We do not need to raise security tickets and wait for days; those instances have been completely reduced, providing more reliability.

SecureFlag is scalable in the sense that if we would like to scale our users, it is pretty much scalable. I have learned that in terms of training, it is highly scalable because it handles a large number of users. As part of SecureFlag, we also use OAuth and SAML tools for efficient integration purposes, making it highly scalable.

I would rate the technical support of SecureFlag as seven out of ten. It is acceptable if there is a one-day response time, but mostly I feel a maximum of three days is acceptable. They have a lot of knowledge since I raise very few queries. They are quick to respond, and they possess a good mix of practical and theoretical knowledge which helps us understand better.

Before SecureFlag, I used an alternative solution, OWASP, which I am aware of. We learned on that before SecureFlag, but I feel SecureFlag is more advantageous when we write the code.

I do not remember participating in the initial setup of SecureFlag, but I might have. We used it during the initial setup, and it was mostly straightforward. I did not face any challenges because it was mostly for learning purposes. The single sign-on feature means we do not need to enter the username and password every time, which is one good advantage.

I am a user of SecureFlag. I am not a developer or a seller.

I evaluate SecureFlag's analytics and reporting tools for tracking progress and identifying security gaps by using it directly inside our app, which always has the logs maintained. The code that was there has already given us some kind of metrics that help us ensure these are weak points and these are the strong points.

Tailoring training programs to my organization's needs has helped developers because we do see a lot of benefits. Since I have been using it for six years and for these two years I have been working in the cybersecurity domain specifically, I previously knew what SecureFlag was about and had been solving only easy-related queries. Now, in the cybersecurity domain, we need to ensure the necessity of SecureFlag because we must work more into the security and ensure that no data has been shared without user or customer consent. This has given a great advantage, the best advantage, I can say.

I am not aware of the pricing of SecureFlag because whatever I have been using until now, my organization offered it.

Before choosing SecureFlag, I did not evaluate other options much. I settled with SecureFlag pretty much straight away because I did not want to miss learning about other alternatives.

I would rate my overall experience with SecureFlag as a ten out of ten.

SecureFlag 's main use case is obtaining certifications and learning from the modules and tasks provided, then implementing that knowledge in our own applications to make them more secure. SecureFlag  does an excellent job in teaching how to make applications more secure.

In my organization, most people are using SecureFlag certification and improving their secure coding practices. I have seen them making applications more secure. Since 2024, when we were introduced to SecureFlag, we have been using it extensively, and it has been very beneficial. Every year, employees can complete one certification and learn something new regarding secure coding practices.

SecureFlag has been performing exceptionally well, and it should continue to scale. Our organization is fully committed to using SecureFlag, every employee is using it, and it has been made mandatory.

SecureFlag's best features are the platform design and user experience, which have been amazing. The most distinctive aspect is the ability to perform hands-on practice. Rather than simply reading and completing content, users must engage in hands-on practice and complete tasks, which makes SecureFlag a very different and highly interactive platform.

After completing certifications, users receive a certificate that can be shared on LinkedIn or other social media platforms, with the ability to create posts directly. Additionally, SecureFlag offers trophies and points, which makes the platform much more interactive from a user perspective.

Regarding hands-on practice, SecureFlag certifications and tests include multiple tasks that require users to log in and access a VDI-type experience for hands-on practice. This approach is excellent because it requires thinking and research rather than simply completing a course. SecureFlag also provides hints as an option, which is very useful from a user perspective. I have never experienced this level of interactivity on any other platform or coding platform.

SecureFlag's website is absolutely brilliant with no delays in response time. It works flawlessly when logging into different tasks, and each task opens a new VDI , which is excellent. SecureFlag's team manages this flawlessly. SecureFlag provides certifications that are very useful and covers every technology. Certifications are not limited to any specific technologies, making all technologies available.

Many improvements have occurred after implementing SecureFlag's secure coding practices in our applications. We did not face production outages after implementing these practices, and deployment times became faster.

In terms of user experience and flawless website response, there is not much scope for improvement. However, SecureFlag can definitely add more courses and technologies to their website to cover everyone. They could also integrate different levels into every course, which would be very useful.

SecureFlag could include more detailed documentation in video format so everyone can understand the tasks better.

I have been using SecureFlag since last year and completed two certifications for passing the secure coding test for OWASP top 10 in .NET. Additionally, last month in October, I completed the prompt injection and LLM secure coding test.

SecureFlag is very stable in terms of response time, user experience, and request handling.

SecureFlag is quite scalable. Many organizations are adopting SecureFlag, which demonstrates its scalability.

Customer support has been amazing throughout. If there are any issues, direct email contact with the customer support team is available, and the response has been quite good.

The advice I would give to others using SecureFlag is to improve their skills by completing more certifications on different technologies that they use more frequently and to enhance their secure coding skills. Share your certifications upon completing and passing the secure coding test, and share your trophies as well. SecureFlag's best features are the user experience and the absolutely brilliant website with no response delays that works flawlessly. Logging into different tasks and having a new VDI  open for every task is excellent, and how SecureFlag's team manages this is flawless. SecureFlag provides very useful certifications for every technology, which is a good feature since it is not limited to specific technologies and covers all available technologies. My overall rating for SecureFlag is 10 out of 10.