Secure Application Development

Security testing

Learning objectives

  • design and implement application security testing campaigns
  • describe methods and tools used for security testing
  • understand the benefits and limitations of black- and white-box testing
  • perform basic penetration tests

Overview

This session covers the slew of testing practices specific to software security, applied through the different phases of a typical SDLC process. The strengths and weaknesses of different test practices are discussed in depth, along with a discussion of how to get the most out of these practices.

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