WGU D487 SECURE SW DESIGN
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+<RECENT
VERSION>
1) What is a study of real-world software security initiatives organized so companies can
measure their initiatives and understand how to evolve them over time?, -
ANSWER Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM)
2) What is the analysis of computer software that is performed without executing
programs? - ANSWER Static analysis
3) Which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is the
benchmark for information security today? - ANSWER ISO/IEC 27001
4) What is the analysis of computer software that is performed by executing programs on
a real or virtual processor in real time? - ANSWER Dynamic analysis
5) Which person is responsible for designing, planning, and implementing secure coding
practices and security testing methodologies? - ANSWER Software security
architect
6) A company is preparing to add a new feature to its flagship software product. The new
feature is similar to features that have been added in previous years, and the
requirements are well-documented. The project is expected to last three to four
months, at which time the new feature will be released to customers. Project team
, members will focus solely on the new feature until the project ends. Which software
development methodology is being used? - ANSWER Waterfall
7) A new product will require an administration section for a small number of users.
Normal users will be able to view limited customer information and should not see
admin functionality within the application. Which concept is being used? -
ANSWER Principle of least privilege
8) The software security team is currently working to identify approaches for input
validation, authentication, authorization, and configuration management of a new
software product so they can deliver a security profile. Which threat modeling step is
being described? - ANSWER Analyzing the threats
9) The scrum team is attending their morning meeting, which is scheduled at the
beginning of the work day. Each team member reports what they accomplished
yesterday, what they plan to accomplish today, and if they have any impediments that
may cause them to miss their delivery deadline. Which scrum ceremony is the team
participating in? - ANSWER Daily Scrum
10) What is a list of information security vulnerabilities that aims to provide names for
publicly known problems? - ANSWER Common computer vulnerabilities and
exposures (CVE)
11) Which secure coding best practice uses well-tested, publicly available algorithms to
hide product data from unauthorized access? - ANSWER Cryptographic practices
12) Which secure coding best practice ensures servers, frameworks, and system
components are all running the latest approved versions? - ANSWER System
configuration
13) Which secure coding best practice says to use parameterized queries, encrypted
connection strings stored in separate configuration files, and strong passwords or
multi-factor authentication? - ANSWER Database security
14) Which secure coding best practice says that all information passed to other systems
should be encrypted? - ANSWER Communication security
, 15) Team members are being introduced during sprint zero in the project kick off meeting.
The person being introduced is a member of the scrum team, responsible for writing
feature logic and attending sprint ceremonies. Which role is the team member
playing? - ANSWER Software developer
16) A software security team member has created data flow diagrams, chosen the
STRIDE methodology to perform threat reviews, and created the security assessment
for the new product. Which category of secure software best practices did the team
member perform? - ANSWER Architecture analysis
17) Team members are being introduced during sprint zero in the project kickoff meeting.
The person being introduced will be a facilitator, will try to remove roadblocks and
ensure the team is communicating freely, and will be responsible for facilitating all
scrum ceremonies. Which role is the team member playing? - ANSWER Scrum
master
18) The new product standards state that all traffic must be secure and encrypted. What is
the name for this secure coding practice? - ANSWER Communication security
19) Which DREAD category is based on how easily a threat exploit can be repeated? -
ANSWER Reproducibility
20) Which mitigation technique can be used to fight against a data tampering threat? -
ANSWER Digital signatures
21) What is a countermeasure to the web application security frame (ASF) configuration
management threat category? - ANSWER Service account have no administration
capabilities
22) Which type of requirement specifies that file formats the application sends to financial
institutions must be certified every four years? - ANSWER Compliance
requirement
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+<RECENT
VERSION>
1) What is a study of real-world software security initiatives organized so companies can
measure their initiatives and understand how to evolve them over time?, -
ANSWER Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM)
2) What is the analysis of computer software that is performed without executing
programs? - ANSWER Static analysis
3) Which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is the
benchmark for information security today? - ANSWER ISO/IEC 27001
4) What is the analysis of computer software that is performed by executing programs on
a real or virtual processor in real time? - ANSWER Dynamic analysis
5) Which person is responsible for designing, planning, and implementing secure coding
practices and security testing methodologies? - ANSWER Software security
architect
6) A company is preparing to add a new feature to its flagship software product. The new
feature is similar to features that have been added in previous years, and the
requirements are well-documented. The project is expected to last three to four
months, at which time the new feature will be released to customers. Project team
, members will focus solely on the new feature until the project ends. Which software
development methodology is being used? - ANSWER Waterfall
7) A new product will require an administration section for a small number of users.
Normal users will be able to view limited customer information and should not see
admin functionality within the application. Which concept is being used? -
ANSWER Principle of least privilege
8) The software security team is currently working to identify approaches for input
validation, authentication, authorization, and configuration management of a new
software product so they can deliver a security profile. Which threat modeling step is
being described? - ANSWER Analyzing the threats
9) The scrum team is attending their morning meeting, which is scheduled at the
beginning of the work day. Each team member reports what they accomplished
yesterday, what they plan to accomplish today, and if they have any impediments that
may cause them to miss their delivery deadline. Which scrum ceremony is the team
participating in? - ANSWER Daily Scrum
10) What is a list of information security vulnerabilities that aims to provide names for
publicly known problems? - ANSWER Common computer vulnerabilities and
exposures (CVE)
11) Which secure coding best practice uses well-tested, publicly available algorithms to
hide product data from unauthorized access? - ANSWER Cryptographic practices
12) Which secure coding best practice ensures servers, frameworks, and system
components are all running the latest approved versions? - ANSWER System
configuration
13) Which secure coding best practice says to use parameterized queries, encrypted
connection strings stored in separate configuration files, and strong passwords or
multi-factor authentication? - ANSWER Database security
14) Which secure coding best practice says that all information passed to other systems
should be encrypted? - ANSWER Communication security
, 15) Team members are being introduced during sprint zero in the project kick off meeting.
The person being introduced is a member of the scrum team, responsible for writing
feature logic and attending sprint ceremonies. Which role is the team member
playing? - ANSWER Software developer
16) A software security team member has created data flow diagrams, chosen the
STRIDE methodology to perform threat reviews, and created the security assessment
for the new product. Which category of secure software best practices did the team
member perform? - ANSWER Architecture analysis
17) Team members are being introduced during sprint zero in the project kickoff meeting.
The person being introduced will be a facilitator, will try to remove roadblocks and
ensure the team is communicating freely, and will be responsible for facilitating all
scrum ceremonies. Which role is the team member playing? - ANSWER Scrum
master
18) The new product standards state that all traffic must be secure and encrypted. What is
the name for this secure coding practice? - ANSWER Communication security
19) Which DREAD category is based on how easily a threat exploit can be repeated? -
ANSWER Reproducibility
20) Which mitigation technique can be used to fight against a data tampering threat? -
ANSWER Digital signatures
21) What is a countermeasure to the web application security frame (ASF) configuration
management threat category? - ANSWER Service account have no administration
capabilities
22) Which type of requirement specifies that file formats the application sends to financial
institutions must be certified every four years? - ANSWER Compliance
requirement
