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The role of security testing

The role of security testing

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The role of security testing

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- [Narrator] The role of security testing. Some say that security is everybody's responsibility. That's an oversimplification, because if it's everybody's responsibility, then it's nobody's responsibility. Everyone plays a role in security, and the expectations are different based on the role. A software architect who organizes and plans an application should design secure logic and systems that reflect the sensitivity of data, and the risk of exploitation. Software engineers should understand how their language or framework of choice can be exploited, and build robust invalidated workflows. Product and business requirements can inform what level of trust should be given to any particular user and how their activity should be limited to the permission level. How does a test engineer fit into this picture? A test engineer's responsibility is to provide analytical feedback earlier in the development process in order to…

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