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412-79V9 · Question #10

Application security assessment is one of the activity that a pen tester performs in the attack phase. It is designed to identify and assess threats to the organization through bespoke, proprietary…

The correct answer is D. Source Code Review. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Application security assessment is one of the activity that a pen tester performs in the attack phase. It is designed to identify and assess threats to the organization through bespoke, proprietary applications or systems. It checks the application so that a malicious user cannot access, modify, or destroy data or services within the system. Identify the type of application security assessment which analyzes the application-based code to confirm that it does not contain any sensitive information that an attacker might use to exploit an application.

Options

  • AWeb Penetration Testing
  • BFunctionality Testing
  • CAuthorization Testing
  • DSource Code Review

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