From the course: Static Application Security Testing

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Preparing your checklist

Preparing your checklist

- [Instructor] Performing a series of tests once will provide you with some excellent insights. But if you want to stay ahead of changes in your apps and measure improvement, you're going to want to create a testing checklist. I'm a huge advocate for documenting repeatable processes, especially when it comes to security testing. Seasoned application security testers know that these repeatable processes will help them ensure consistent results over time. By documenting your testing checklist, you'll establish a repeatable testing regimen, and you'll be able to measure your results over time to determine whether your testing efforts are having the desired results. And measuring your results should absolutely be a core consideration as you're designing your static application security testing activities. Security shouldn't be self-serving. You're not running these tests just to keep everyone busy, or to check a compliance…

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