Security Testing

Security Testing

What is security testing, and why is it important?
What are the different types of security testing?
How is security testing different from functional testing?
What are the common vulnerabilities found in web applications?
Explain the CIA triad in security testing.
What is the OWASP Top 10?
What is the difference between vulnerability assessment and penetration testing?
What is SQL Injection and how do you test for it?
What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?
What is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)?
What is session hijacking and how can it be prevented?
What are secure cookies?
How do you test for broken authentication?
What is the difference between authentication and authorization?
What is input validation, and why is it critical?
What are HTTP security headers?
What is data encryption and how do you test for it?
How do you test password security?
What is brute-force attack and how do you test for resistance?
How would you check if a web application is using HTTPS securely?
How do you test for insecure direct object references (IDOR)?
Explain the concept of security misconfiguration.
What tools do you use for security testing?
How does a proxy tool like Burp Suite help in security testing?
What is fuzz testing?
How do you conduct a risk assessment?
What is privilege escalation?
How do you test access controls?
What is directory traversal and how is it detected?
What is clickjacking and how is it tested?
How do you check for insecure deserialization?
What are common mobile app security testing approaches?
What is SSL/TLS and how do you test its configuration?
How do you verify secure data storage in an application?
What is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack?
What is token-based authentication and how do you test its security?
How do you handle security testing for APIs?
What is rate limiting and how do you test it?
How do you verify that logs do not contain sensitive information?
How can insecure file upload functionality be tested?
What are the key components of a security test plan?
What’s the difference between black-box and white-box security testing?
What is penetration testing and how do you prepare for it?
What is threat modeling?
What is security regression testing?
How do you validate logout functionality for security?
How do you test for exposed sensitive data in URL or browser history?
What is the role of firewalls in security testing?
How do you test for third-party integrations’ security?
What is a honeypot and how is it used in security?
How would you perform a security audit of a web application?
How do you simulate a phishing attack to test employee awareness?
What is the difference between static and dynamic security testing?
How do you test for zero-day vulnerabilities?
What is secure SDLC and how is testing integrated into it?
How do you ensure compliance with standards like ISO 27001, GDPR, or HIPAA?
How would you test a login page for potential exploits?
What are security implications of using third-party libraries?
How do you test for security in microservices architectures?
How would you handle a discovered vulnerability in production?
How do you verify the security of cloud-hosted applications?
How do you approach penetration testing in DevSecOps?
How would you test an application that uses biometric authentication?
What are the risks of storing credentials in source code?
How do you ensure end-to-end encryption is working?
Describe a security testing strategy for an e-commerce site.
What are common IoT device security vulnerabilities?
How would you report a security issue to a development team?
How do you test for timing attacks?
How do you assess whether logging and monitoring are secure?
What is a race condition vulnerability?
How do you test for privilege separation between user roles?
Describe a time when your security test caught a major vulnerability.
What are some security testing challenges in CI/CD pipelines?
What is JWT and how do you test its integrity?
How would you test the security of a public API?
How would you validate session expiration behavior?
How do you test an application’s resistance to social engineering?
How do you handle findings from a penetration testing report?
What is supply chain security and how do you test for it?
What is Burp Suite and how do you use it?
How do you use OWASP ZAP for scanning?
What are the advantages of using Kali Linux for security testing?
How do you use Nikto for vulnerability scanning?
What is Metasploit and how is it used in security testing?
How do you integrate security testing in CI/CD using tools like SonarQube?
What are DAST and SAST tools?
What is the role of threat intelligence in security testing?
How do you use Nmap in security testing?
What is Nessus and what does it do?
How do you automate security testing for APIs?
What are common security testing plugins for Jenkins?
How do you use SSL Labs for SSL testing?
What is Google dorking in security testing?
What is Shodan and how is it used?
How do you perform security testing on a Docker container?
What is container hardening?
How do you test for CORS vulnerabilities?
How do you stay updated on the latest vulnerabilities?
What certifications are useful for a career in security testing?

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