Avatao

Avatao engages people to learn how to build secure software using hands-on IT security exercises and tutorials.

[Avatao](https://www.avatao.com) is an online training platform for building secure software. It offers a rich library of hands-on IT security exercises for software engineers to teach secure programming from design to deployment in a fun and intuitive way. Topics cover classics like web security, secure coding in Java, C/C++, but also include hot topics like GDPR, AWS security, secure API design, DevSecOps and more. Educating for secure software can significantly improve software quality, increase trust in a company’s brand, reduce development costs and reduce the risks of suffering significant losses from cyber- attacks. In today’s world, secure software development practices are a basic requirement and we believe the solution should be integrated into the ground roots of software development teams. The platform can be used to provide security awareness to software engineers, to enrich existing IT security training, meetups or allow self-directed learning for continuous professional development. Avatao hackathons are also an excellent method to discover talented developers and engage and build brand awareness in the community. Avatao is a creation out of [CrySyS Lab](https://www.crysys.hu), world-renowned experts in IT security. Community learning groups, universities courses and corporate training departments use Avatao for an improved and efficient learning experience. Businesses use Avatao’s gamified online training and hackathons to sharpen the security skills of employees who can use their skills to build secure software. Avatao was publicly launched in Aug 2016 for businesses and end-users. Since its inception, companies like [LogMeIn](https://secure.logmein.com/home) and [Worldfirst](https://www.worldfirst.com/us/) have successfully used it to enrich IT security training. We have organized hackathons at major conferences like [Craft](https://craft-conf.com/) or [BSides](https://bsidesbud.com/). We have helped hire talented IT security professionals at Fortune 100 companies and enhance university teaching. Avatao currently has 5000+ users and 500+ exercises.