CAS-004 Security Architecture Practice Question
An organization is adopting a DevSecOps approach and wants to integrate security early in the development lifecycle. Which practice involves creating visual representations of threats and identifying potential attack vectors during the design phase?
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Threat modeling
Threat modeling is a structured approach to identify and prioritize potential threats, often using diagrams like data flow diagrams, during the design phase of the SDLC.
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Threat modeling
Why this is correct
Threat modeling identifies threats during design.
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Dynamic application security testing (DAST)
Why it's wrong here
DAST tests running applications for vulnerabilities.
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Static application security testing (SAST)
Why it's wrong here
SAST analyzes source code for vulnerabilities, not design-level threat identification.
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Runtime application self-protection (RASP)
Why it's wrong here
RASP provides runtime protection within the application.
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