Test tas-sigurezza jevalwa s-software għal vulnerabilità u debolezzi tas-sigurezza — verifikazzjoni li tproteggi d-data u tirreżisti l-attakki. Tinkludi tekniki varji (SAST, DAST, penetration testing, dependency scanning) u essenzjali ħafna billi l-flaws tas-sigurezza jistgħu jkollhom konsegwenzi severi.
X'iċċekkja t-test tas-sigurezza
Security testing finds VULNERABILITIES and verifies defenses:
→ common flaws: injection (SQL, etc.), XSS, broken authentication/authorization,
sensitive data exposure, misconfigurations, vulnerable dependencies (OWASP Top 10)
→ does the app properly authenticate, authorize, validate input, encrypt data, etc.?
→ ensures the software resists attacks and protects data/users.
