WGU-C706 Secure Software Design (Pre-Assessment)
Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security should occur in the
initiation phase of the software acquisition life cycle?
Developing a request for proposal (RFP) that includes supply chain security risk
management
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security investigates the means by
which data sets are shared and assessed?
A document exchange and review
Identification of the entity making the access request
Verification that the request has not changed since its initiation
Application of the appropriate authorization procedures
Reexamination of previously authorized requests by the same entity
Which security design analysis is being described?
Complete mediation
Which software security principle guards against the improper modification or
destruction of information and ensures the nonrepudiation and authenticity of
information?
Integrity
What type of functional security requirement involves receiving, processing,
storing, transmitting, and delivering in report form?
Primary dataflow
Which nonfunctional security requirement provides a way to capture information
correctly and a way to store that information to help support later audits?
Logging
Which security concept refers to the quality of information that could cause harm
or damage if disclosed?
Sensitivity
Which technology would be an example of an injection flaw, according to the
OWASP Top 10?
SQL
A company is creating a new software to track customer balance and wants to
design a secure application.
Which best practice should be applied?
Create multiple layers of protection so that a subsequent layer provides protection if a
layer is breached
A company is developing a secure software that has to be evaluated and tested
by a large number of experts.
Which security principle should be applied?
Open design
Which type of TCP scanning indicates that a system is moving to the second
phase in a three-way TCP handshake?
, TCP SYN scanning
Which evaluation technique provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the
inputs of a computer software program?
Fuzz testing
Which approach provides an opportunity to improve the software development
life cycle by tailoring the process to the specific risks facing the organization?
Software assurance maturity model (SAMM)
Which phase contains sophisticated software development processes that
ensure that feedback from one phase reaches to the previous phase to improve
future results?
Optimizing
The activities for compliance include ensuring collected information is only used
for intended purposes, information is timely and accurate, and the public is aware
of the information collected and how it is used.
Which well-accepted secure development standard is addressed by these
activities?
PIA
An organization is in the process of building an application for its banking
software.
Which security coding practice must the organization follow?
Conduct data validation
What is included in a typical job description of a software security champion
(SSC)?
Consider all possible paths of attack or exploits
Which role is a training champion of software security, an advocate for the overall
SDL process, and a proponent for promulgating and enforcing the overall
software product security program?
Software security evangelist (SSE)
Which role requires the technical capability to be trained as a software security
architect who then assists the centralized software security group with
architecture security analysis and threat modeling?
Software champion
An application development team is designing and building an application that
interfaces with a back-end database.
Which activity should be included when constructing a threat model for the
application?
Decompose the application to understand how it interacts with external entities
What is the third step for constructing a threat model for identifying a spoofing
threat?
Decompose threats
What is a step for constructing a threat model for a project when using practical
risk analysis?
Make a list of what you are trying to protect
Questions and Answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security should occur in the
initiation phase of the software acquisition life cycle?
Developing a request for proposal (RFP) that includes supply chain security risk
management
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security investigates the means by
which data sets are shared and assessed?
A document exchange and review
Identification of the entity making the access request
Verification that the request has not changed since its initiation
Application of the appropriate authorization procedures
Reexamination of previously authorized requests by the same entity
Which security design analysis is being described?
Complete mediation
Which software security principle guards against the improper modification or
destruction of information and ensures the nonrepudiation and authenticity of
information?
Integrity
What type of functional security requirement involves receiving, processing,
storing, transmitting, and delivering in report form?
Primary dataflow
Which nonfunctional security requirement provides a way to capture information
correctly and a way to store that information to help support later audits?
Logging
Which security concept refers to the quality of information that could cause harm
or damage if disclosed?
Sensitivity
Which technology would be an example of an injection flaw, according to the
OWASP Top 10?
SQL
A company is creating a new software to track customer balance and wants to
design a secure application.
Which best practice should be applied?
Create multiple layers of protection so that a subsequent layer provides protection if a
layer is breached
A company is developing a secure software that has to be evaluated and tested
by a large number of experts.
Which security principle should be applied?
Open design
Which type of TCP scanning indicates that a system is moving to the second
phase in a three-way TCP handshake?
, TCP SYN scanning
Which evaluation technique provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the
inputs of a computer software program?
Fuzz testing
Which approach provides an opportunity to improve the software development
life cycle by tailoring the process to the specific risks facing the organization?
Software assurance maturity model (SAMM)
Which phase contains sophisticated software development processes that
ensure that feedback from one phase reaches to the previous phase to improve
future results?
Optimizing
The activities for compliance include ensuring collected information is only used
for intended purposes, information is timely and accurate, and the public is aware
of the information collected and how it is used.
Which well-accepted secure development standard is addressed by these
activities?
PIA
An organization is in the process of building an application for its banking
software.
Which security coding practice must the organization follow?
Conduct data validation
What is included in a typical job description of a software security champion
(SSC)?
Consider all possible paths of attack or exploits
Which role is a training champion of software security, an advocate for the overall
SDL process, and a proponent for promulgating and enforcing the overall
software product security program?
Software security evangelist (SSE)
Which role requires the technical capability to be trained as a software security
architect who then assists the centralized software security group with
architecture security analysis and threat modeling?
Software champion
An application development team is designing and building an application that
interfaces with a back-end database.
Which activity should be included when constructing a threat model for the
application?
Decompose the application to understand how it interacts with external entities
What is the third step for constructing a threat model for identifying a spoofing
threat?
Decompose threats
What is a step for constructing a threat model for a project when using practical
risk analysis?
Make a list of what you are trying to protect
