App Security Engineer Testing

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of application security testing?

Accepted Answer

To identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses

Answer

Application security testing identifies vulnerabilities and weaknesses in software to prevent exploitation by attackers.

Question 2

Which type of security testing simulates real-world attacks to find vulnerabilities?

Accepted Answer

Penetration testing

Answer

Penetration testing simulates attacks to identify security flaws before malicious hackers can exploit them.

Question 3

Why is static application security testing (SAST) beneficial?

Accepted Answer

It identifies security flaws in source code early

Answer

SAST analyzes source code early in the development process to detect security issues before deployment.

Question 4

What is the primary focus of dynamic application security testing (DAST)?

Accepted Answer

Detecting vulnerabilities in running applications

Answer

DAST tests applications while they are running to detect vulnerabilities that may not be visible in source code analysis.

Question 5

Which security testing method helps detect vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies?

Accepted Answer

Software composition analysis (SCA)

Answer

Software composition analysis (SCA) scans third-party libraries and dependencies for known vulnerabilities.

(CASE) Certified Application Security Engineer Practice Test