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Just replace "software developer" with "self-proclaimed software engineer" in your comment and you'd be spot-on.

Nothing about engineering really covers security best principles and practices.

I went through classical engineering school, and I'd summarize with three categories:

* Newtonian Physics & The Mathematics Behind It (i.e. Differential Equations)

* Ethics

* Technical Communications

That's because there is no software engineering program, and other engineering programs don't deal with "security" per se.

My alma mater offers a degree in Software Engineering.