
Sec + CH6
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Adam is conducting software testing by reviewing the source code of the application. What type of a code testing is Adam conducting?
Charles is worried about users conducting SQL injection attacks. Which of the following solutions will best address his concerns?
Precompiled SQL statements that only require variables to be input are an example of what type of application security control?
During a web application test, Ben discovers taht the application shows SQL code as part of an error provided to application users. What should he note in his report?
The application that Scott is writing has a flaw that occurs when two operations are attempted at the same time, resulting in unexpected results when the two actions do not occur in the expected order. What type of flaw does the application have?
Every time Susan checks code into her organization's code repository, it is tested and validated, and then if accepted, it is immediately put into production. What is the term for this?
Tim is working on a change to a web application used by his organization to fix a known bug. What environment should he be working in?
Which one of the following software development models focuses on the early and continuous delivery of software?
Kevin would like to ensure that his software runs on a platform that is able to expand and contract as needs change. Which one of the following terms best describes his goal?
Which one of the following is not an advantage of database normalization?
What data minimization technique replaces personal identifiers with unique identifiers that may be cross-referenced with a lookup table?
Frank is investigating a security incident where the attacker entered a very long string into an input field, which was followed by a system command. What type of attack likely took place?
What type of attack places an attacker in the position to eavesdrop on communications between a user and a web server?
Tom is a software developer who creates code for sale to the public. He would like to assure his users that the code they receive actually came from him. What technique can he use to best provide this assurance?
What typy of cross-size scripting attack would not be visible to a security professional inspecting the HTML source code in a browser?
Joe checks his web server logs and sees that someone sent the following query string to an application running on the serve:
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=892' ;
DROP TABLE Services;--
What type of attack was most likely attempted?
Upon further inspection, Joe finds a series of thousands of requests to the same URL coming from a single IP address. Here are a few examples:
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=1
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=2
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=3
http://www.mycompany.com/servicestatus.php?serviceID=4
What type of vulnerability was the attacker likely trying to exploit?
Joe's adventures in a web server log analysis are not yet complete. As he continues to review the logs, he finds the request
http://www.mycompany.com/.. /... /.. etc//passwd
What type of attack was most likely attempted?
Wendy is penetration tester who wishes to engage in a session hijacking attack. What information is crucial for Wendy to obtain if her attack will be successful?
Joe is examining the logs for his web server and discovers that a user sent input to a web application that contained the string WAITFOR. What type of attack was the user likely attempting?