# Security Tester

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# ISTQB® Certified Tester Security Tester (CT-SEC)

 **Duration:** 120 minutes **Extra Time:** 30 minutes **Languages:** English, German **Questions:** 45 **Passmark:** 65% **Validity:** Lifetime **Format:** Multiple choice **Requirements:**

- ISTQB CTFL Certificate

 [Book now](/register/?cert=CTSEC&ref=sheet) The Security Testing Curriculum empowers professionals to plan, conduct, and evaluate security tests from multiple perspectives: risk, requirements, vulnerabilities, and human factors. It also addresses security testing tools and standards. Ideal for testers, QA specialists, and developers seeking expertise in software security.

### **The components of the Certified Tester - Security Tester are:**

- Fundamentals of security testing and organizational context

- Risk-driven test planning and analysis

- Security test design, execution, evaluation, and maintenance

- Security throughout the SDLC

- Testing security controls: hardening, authentication/authorization, encryption, firewalls, intrusion detection, malware scanning, data obfuscation

- Human aspects: social engineering, attacker perspectives, security awareness

- Security test reporting and result evaluation

- Security testing tools and standards, including tool selection and industry trends

### **Prerequisites**

- Must hold the ISTQB® Foundation Level (CT‑FL) certification

- Must have ≥ 3 years of experience in academic, practical, or consulting roles related to testing (including security)

### **Exam Highlights**

- Questions: 45 multiple-choice

- Duration: 120 minutes (+ 25% extra for non-native speakers = 150 minutes)

- Passing Score: 65% (minimum 52/80 points)

### **Exam Preparation**

- [ISTQB CT‑SEC Syllabus v1.0 (2016) ⤴](https://istqb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ISTQB-CT-SEC_Syllabus_v1.0_2016.pdf)

- [ISTQB CT‑SEC Sample Exam A – Questions v1.1 ⤴](https://istqb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ISTQB_CT-SEC_Sample-Exam-A-Questions_v1.1.pdf)

- [ISTQB CT‑SEC Sample Exam A – Answers v1.1 ⤴](https://istqb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ISTQB_CT-SEC_Sample-Exam-A-Answers_v1.1.pdf)

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