WGU D487 PAPER ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Verification - ✔✔Code Review
✔✔How can you establish your own SDL to build security into a process appropriate for
your organization's needs based on the given environments? - Digital enterprise -
✔✔Enables and improves business activities
✔✔Which phase of penetration testing allows for remediation to be performed? -
✔✔Deploy
✔✔Which key deliverable occurs during post-release support? - ✔✔Third-party reviews
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Governance - ✔✔Policy and Compliance
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Construction - ✔✔Threat Assessment
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Deployment - ✔✔Vulnerability management
✔✔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?, -
✔✔Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM)
✔✔What is the analysis of computer software that is performed without executing
programs? - ✔✔Static analysis
, ✔✔Which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is the
benchmark for information security today? - ✔✔ISO/IEC 27001.
✔✔What is the analysis of computer software that is performed by executing programs
on a real or virtual processor in real time?, - ✔✔Dynamic analysis
✔✔Which person is responsible for designing, planning, and implementing secure
coding practices and security testing methodologies? - ✔✔Software security architect
✔✔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? - ✔✔Waterfall
✔✔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? - ✔✔Principle
of least privilege
✔✔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? - ✔✔Daily Scrum
✔✔What is a list of information security vulnerabilities that aims to provide names for
publicly known problems? - ✔✔Common computer vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE)
✔✔Which secure coding best practice uses well-tested, publicly available algorithms to
hide product data from unauthorized access? - ✔✔Cryptographic practices
✔✔Which secure coding best practice uses well-tested, publicly available algorithms to
hide product data from unauthorized access? - ✔✔Cryptographic practices
✔✔Which secure coding best practice ensures servers, frameworks, and system
components are all running the latest approved versions? - ✔✔System configuration
✔✔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? - ✔✔Database security
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Verification - ✔✔Code Review
✔✔How can you establish your own SDL to build security into a process appropriate for
your organization's needs based on the given environments? - Digital enterprise -
✔✔Enables and improves business activities
✔✔Which phase of penetration testing allows for remediation to be performed? -
✔✔Deploy
✔✔Which key deliverable occurs during post-release support? - ✔✔Third-party reviews
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Governance - ✔✔Policy and Compliance
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Construction - ✔✔Threat Assessment
✔✔Which business function of OpenSAMM is associated with the following core
practices? - Deployment - ✔✔Vulnerability management
✔✔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?, -
✔✔Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM)
✔✔What is the analysis of computer software that is performed without executing
programs? - ✔✔Static analysis
, ✔✔Which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is the
benchmark for information security today? - ✔✔ISO/IEC 27001.
✔✔What is the analysis of computer software that is performed by executing programs
on a real or virtual processor in real time?, - ✔✔Dynamic analysis
✔✔Which person is responsible for designing, planning, and implementing secure
coding practices and security testing methodologies? - ✔✔Software security architect
✔✔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? - ✔✔Waterfall
✔✔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? - ✔✔Principle
of least privilege
✔✔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? - ✔✔Daily Scrum
✔✔What is a list of information security vulnerabilities that aims to provide names for
publicly known problems? - ✔✔Common computer vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE)
✔✔Which secure coding best practice uses well-tested, publicly available algorithms to
hide product data from unauthorized access? - ✔✔Cryptographic practices
✔✔Which secure coding best practice uses well-tested, publicly available algorithms to
hide product data from unauthorized access? - ✔✔Cryptographic practices
✔✔Which secure coding best practice ensures servers, frameworks, and system
components are all running the latest approved versions? - ✔✔System configuration
✔✔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? - ✔✔Database security
