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What is the study of real-world software security initiatives organized so companies can measure their initiatives and understand how to evolve them over time?
- Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM)
- Security features and design
- OWASP Software Assurance Maturity Model (SAMM)
- ISO 27001 - Correct Answer - A) Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM)
What is the analysis of computer software that is performed without executing programs?
- Static analysis
- Fuzzing
- Dynamic analysis
- OWASP ZAP - Correct Answer - A) Static analysis
A new product will require an administration section for a small number of users. Normal users will be able to view limited customer information and should not see admin functionality within the application.Which concept is being used?
- Principle of least privilege 1 / 4
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- Privacy
- Software security champion
- Elevation of privilege - Correct Answer - A) Principle of least privilege
The software security team is currently working to identify approaches for input validation, authentication, authorization, and configuration management of a new software product so they can deliver a security profile.Which threat modeling step is being described?
- Analyzing the target
- Drawing data flow diagram
- Rating threats
- Identifying and documenting threats - Correct Answer - A) Analyzing the target
which secure coding best practice says that all information passed to other systems should be encrypted?
- output encoding
- memory management
- communication security
- database security - Correct Answer - C) communication security
Team members are being introduced during sprint zero in the project kickoff meeting.The person being introduced is a member of the scrum team, responsible for writing feature logic and attending sprint ceremonies.Which role is the team member playing?
- Software developer
- Product owner
- Scrum master
- Quality assurance analyst - Correct Answer - A) Software developer 2 / 4
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A software security team member has created data flow diagrams, chosen the STRIDE methodology to perform threat reviews, and created the security assessment for the new product.Which category of secure software best practices did the team member perform?
- Architecture analysis
- Training
- Penetration testing
- Code review - Correct Answer - A) Architecture analysis
A company is preparing to add a new feature to its flagship software product. The new feature is similar to features that have been added in previous years, and the requirements are well-documented. The project is expected to last three to four months, at which time the new feature will be released to customers. Project team members will focus solely on the new feature until the project ends. Which software development methodology is being used?
- Agile
- Waterfall
- Scrum
- Extreme programming - Correct Answer - B) Waterfall
A new product will require an administration section for a small number of users. Normal users will be able to view limited customer information and should not see admin functionality within the application. Which concept is being used?
- privacy
B) POLP
- software security champion
- elevation of privilege - Correct Answer - B) POLP 3 / 4
pg. 4 The software security team is currently working to identify approaches for input validation, authentication, authorization, and configuration management of a new software product so they can deliver a security profile. Which threat modeling step is being described?
- Rating threats
- Identifying and documenting threats
- analyzing the target
- drawing data flow diagram - Correct Answer - C) analyzing the target
The scrum team is attending their morning meeting, which is scheduled at the beginning of the work day. Each team member reports what they accomplished yesterday, what they plan to accomplish today, and if they have any impediments that may cause them to miss their delivery deadline.Which scrum ceremony is the team participating in?
- Daily scrum
- Sprint review
- Sprint retrospective
- Sprint planning - Correct Answer - A) Daily scrum
Team members are being introduced during sprint zero in the project kickoff meeting.The person being introduced is a member of the scrum team, responsible for writing feature logic and attending sprint ceremonies.Which role is the team member playing?
- scrum master
- quality assurance analyst
- software developer
- product owner - Correct Answer - C) software developer
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