A software engineering manager wants to scan the code for security vulnerabilities before it is pushed into production. Which of the following types of analysis should the manager select?

The correct answer is A. Static. Static analysis inspects source code at rest, prior to execution, to identify security vulnerabilities, coding errors, and insecure patterns before the software is deployed.

Submitted by parkjh· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

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AStatic
BThreat
CPacket
DDynamic
EPackage

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A
76% (25)
B
3% (1)
C
6% (2)
D
3% (1)
E
12% (4)

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Static analysis inspects source code at rest, prior to execution, to identify security vulnerabilities, coding errors, and insecure patterns before the software is deployed.

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