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Chapter 15

               Security Assessment and Testing


               THE CISSP EXAM TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER

               INCLUDE:

                      Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing

                        6.1. Design and validate assessment, test, and audit strategies

                             6.1.1 Internal

                             6.1.2 External

                             6.1.3 Third-party

                        6.2. Conduct security control testing

                             6.2.1 Vulnerability assessment

                             6.2.2 Penetration testing

                             6.2.3 Log reviews


                             6.2.4 Synthetic transactions

                             6.2.5 Code review and testing

                             6.2.6 Misuse case testing

                             6.2.7 Test coverage analysis

                             6.2.8 Interface testing

                        6.3. Collect security process data

                             6.3.1 Account management

                             6.3.2 Management review and approval

                             6.3.3 Key performance and risk indicators

                             6.3.4 Backup verification data

                        6.4. Analyze test output and generate report


                        6.5. Conduct or facilitate security audits
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