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Certified Tester Security Test Analyst (CT-STA)

The ISTQB Security Test Analyst (CT-STA) certification helps software testing professionals understand security risks and strengthen their approach to security testing. This course explores asset protection, attacker behavior, risk management and security test planning. Gain the knowledge to define security testing objectives, analyze test results and recommend appropriate actions to improve software security.

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What is ISTQB Security Test Analyst (CT-STA)?

The ISTQB Certified Tester Security Test Analyst (CT-STA) certification focuses on planning, designing, and evaluating security testing activities to identify vulnerabilities and protect software systems against cyber threats. It helps testing professionals understand security risks, attacker behavior, risk management, and effective security test strategies.

 

Why Learn Security Test Analyst?

With increasing cybersecurity threats, organizations need professionals who can identify security risks and strengthen software protection. The CT-STA certification helps you develop the knowledge to assess security risks, understand attacker mindsets, define security testing strategies, and interpret test results to support better security decisions.

 

Business Outcomes

After completing the CT-STA certification, you will be able to:

  • Identify assets and assess the security risks associated with them.
  • Understand attacker mindsets and attack methods.
  • Apply risk management, security controls, and regulatory concepts.
  • Define security test objectives, strategies, and activities.
  • Specify security testing work packages.
  • Interpret security test results and recommend appropriate actions.

 

Why Choose TM SQUARE?

TM SQUARE has trained over 15,000+ professionals through practical, result-oriented ISTQB training programs worldwide, with an average participant rating of 5/5. As an affiliated member of ISTQB, we align our training with ISTQB standards and syllabi, offering engaging sessions led by experienced instructors to support your CT-STA learning journey.

 

Course Overview

The ISTQB Certified Tester – Security Test Analyst (CT-STA) course focuses on identifying security risks and developing effective security testing strategies. Learn about assets, attacker mindsets, risk management, security test objectives, and result analysis. Build the knowledge required to plan and evaluate security tests to help protect software systems against potential threats.

 

Course Outline

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Module: 1 Assets and Their Security Risks

Asset Security
Understanding an asset
Value of an asset
Common security risks associated with assets to be protected
Security Risk Assessment of Assets
Interpreting risk assessment for assets
Module: 2 Understanding Attacker’s Mindset

The Attacker Mindset and Their Methods of Operations
Motivation of an attacker
Using attacker approaches for security testing
Insider and External Attacker
Identifying specific risks posed by insider
Insider and external attacker in security testing
Module: 3 Understand Relations Between Risk Management, Control Systems and Regulations

Risk Management
Risk management methodologies
Selecting a risk management methodology
Internal Control Systems
The relationship between policies and internal control systems (ICS)
Applying security control activities
Defining Test Activities from Regulations
Using regulations to derive test activities
Module: 4 Defining Test Objectives, Security Test Strategy and Milestones

Security Test Objectives and Security Test Strategies
Test objectives and test strategies for security testing
Applying appropriate test strategies for security testing
Security Test Activities
Implementing Suitable Security Test Activities within Agile and Waterfall-Based SDLCs
Module: 5 Specifying Work Packages for the Security Test Analyst

Defining Security Test Work Packages
Characteristics of software testing work packages
Specifics of security test work packages
Creating a Security Test Plan based on Security Test Work Packages
Different aspects involved in security test planning
Implementing a test plan for security work packages
Module: 6 Interpreting Test Results and Defining Actions

Interpreting Test Results
Key aspects of test report communication
Managing security test report follow-ups for vulnerability mitigation
Acting Upon Test Results
Analyzing security test reports to prioritize necessary actions
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