Why Developer Engagement Matters
Secure coding training only delivers value when developers actively participate and apply what they learn. Without engagement mechanisms, training becomes episodic, progress is difficult to measure, and security programs lose momentum.
Security Journey’s engagement capabilities help organizations:
- Increase training adoption across the SDLC
- Reinforce secure coding concepts beyond initial completion
- Motivate consistent participation without manual follow-up
- Identify high-engagement learners and potential security champions
Tournaments: Drive Participation Through Gamification
Tournaments introduce structured competition to increase engagement and accelerate learning without disrupting development workflows.
Lesson-Based Tournaments
Focus engagement on specific topics or risk areas by grouping lessons into competitive events. This helps teams align learning around priority security concepts.
Exercise-Based Tournaments
Reinforce learning through hands-on coding challenges that require learners to write, analyze, and evaluate code—turning knowledge into practical skill.
Leaderboards: Make Engagement Measurable
Leaderboards provide visibility into learner participation and progress, allowing program owners to quickly assess engagement and identify where intervention or encouragement may be needed.
In a single view, administrators can compare:
- Points collected
- Participation streaks
- Learner level
Leaderboards also help surface high-engagement learners who may be well-suited for deeper security involvement.
Certificates: Reinforce Progress and Achievement
Certificates are issued at the completion of learning levels to acknowledge effort and progress. They provide a clear signal of achievement, help sustain motivation, and make learning milestones visible across teams.
Champion Passport: Develop Security Champions with Structure
Developer engagement also plays a critical role in building effective security champions programs.
Security Journey’s Role-Based Learning Paths establish a shared security foundation across the SDLC while helping identify developers ready for additional responsibility.
The Champion Passport provides structure for developing these individuals by enabling organizations to create personalized activities through a guided setup process—supporting mentorship, accountability, and program scalability.
Reinforcement: Support Real-World Application
Security Journey supports ongoing reinforcement and engagement by enabling learners to:
- Create notes within lessons for future reference
- Access additional lesson series that introduce fresh content on critical security topics like OWASP Top 10
- Access continually expanded and updated content on emerging threats, evolving attack techniques and modern security practices.
These tools help ensure secure coding practices remain accessible and relevant as developers apply them in real projects.
