All Episodes
Displaying 41 - 60 of 71 in total
Episode 40 — Secure the Build Pipeline and Protect Artifacts
Build and release pipelines have become prime targets for attackers, and the CSSLP exam increasingly reflects the need to treat them as critical security assets. This ...
Episode 41 — Plan a Cohesive Security Testing Strategy Upfront
Security testing is most effective when it grows out of a deliberate strategy rather than a scattered collection of tools and ad hoc activities, and the CSSLP exam tes...
Episode 42 — Design Targeted Attack Surface Test Cases Clearly
Attack surface testing delivers the most value when each test case has a crisp hypothesis about how an exposed element might fail, and the CSSLP exam reflects this foc...
Episode 43 — Automate DAST and IAST for Continuous Coverage
Dynamic application security testing and interactive application security testing are powerful when configured and integrated correctly, and CSSLP questions often expl...
Episode 44 — Conduct Penetration and Fuzz Testing With Purpose
Penetration testing and fuzzing provide deep, focused insight into how systems behave under hostile conditions, and the CSSLP exam emphasizes the need for clear object...
Episode 45 — Verify Documentation and Uncover Undocumented System Behavior
Documentation is often treated as a static description of a system, yet the CSSLP exam expects you to recognize that written artifacts must be validated against realit...
Episode 46 — Analyze Test Results and Track Defects Rigorously
Security testing only creates exam-relevant value when the results are analyzed systematically and defects are tracked from first observation through final closure. In...
Episode 47 — Protect and Govern Security Test Data End-to-End
Security test data presents a unique challenge because it must be rich enough to exercise realistic conditions while still respecting confidentiality, privacy, and reg...
Episode 48 — Perform Independent Verification and Validation for Assurance
Independent verification and validation provide a higher level of assurance that systems meet their stated requirements and security objectives, and the CSSLP exam exp...
Episode 49 — Recap Checkpoint: Implementation and Testing Essentials
Implementation and testing domains contain a dense set of practices that influence almost every other part of the CSSLP blueprint, and pausing for a structured recap h...
Episode 50 — Perform Operational Risk Analysis to Guide Controls
Operational risk analysis connects live system behavior to the choice and tuning of security controls, and the CSSLP exam frequently evaluates whether that connection ...
Episode 51 — Enforce Secure Configuration Baselines Across Environments
Secure configuration baselines define the minimum hardening level every system must meet, and the CSSLP exam treats them as fundamental controls rather than optional r...
Episode 52 — Release Software Safely Through a Hardened CI/CD
Continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines determine how changes reach production, and the CSSLP exam increasingly reflects the need to secure those path...
Episode 53 — Manage Secrets, Keys, and Sensitive Configurations Securely
Secrets management sits at the center of many high-impact breaches, and the CSSLP exam expects a disciplined approach across the entire secret lifecycle. This episode ...
Episode 54 — Ensure Secure Installation and Deployment Procedures Consistently
Installation and deployment procedures are moments of high risk, when new systems, configurations, and paths are created, and the CSSLP exam frequently examines whethe...
Episode 55 — Obtain Authority to Operate Through Evidence and Assurance
Authority to operate represents formal acceptance of risk and confirmation that required controls are in place, and the CSSLP exam views it as the culmination of many ...
Episode 56 — Monitor Security Using Meaningful, Observable Telemetry
Security telemetry turns raw events into insight about how systems behave, which threats are active, and whether controls are working as intended, and the CSSLP exam e...
Episode 57 — Execute the Incident Response Plan With Confidence
Incident response is where plans and controls are tested under stress, and CSSLP scenarios often examine whether organizations can move from detection to containment a...
Episode 58 — Run Patch Management Effectively Without Business Disruption
Patch management connects vulnerability knowledge to operational change, and the CSSLP exam focuses on whether this connection is timely, prioritized, and controlled. ...
Episode 59 — Operate a Measurable Vulnerability Management Program Continually
Vulnerability management goes beyond running scanners; it is a continual process of discovering, assessing, and closing real weaknesses, and the CSSLP exam examines wh...