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NEW QUESTION # 37
(Matt LeBlanc has been working as a DevSecOps engineer in an IT company that develops software products and web applications for IoT devices. His team leader has asked him to use GitRob tool to find sensitive data in the organizational public GitHub repository. To install GitRob, Matt ensured that he has correctly configured Go >= 1.8 environment and that $GOPATH/bin is in his $PATH. The GitHub repository URL from which he is supposed to install the tool ishttps://github.com/michenriksen/gitrob. Which of the following command should Matt use to install GitRob?.)

• A. $ go get github.com/michenriksen/gitrob.
• B. $ go git github.com/michenriksen/gitrob.
• C. $ go git gitrob github.com/michenriksen/gitrob.
• D. $ go get gitrob github.com/michenriksen/gitrob.

Answer: A

Explanation:
In Go-based tool installation, the standard method to download, compile, and install a Go package is using the go get command followed by the repository import path. Since Matt has already ensured that Go version 1.8 or later is installed and that $GOPATH/bin is included in the system PATH, running go get github.com
/michenriksen/gitrob will fetch the GitRob source code, build the binary, and place it in the appropriate bin directory. Options B, C, and D are invalid because go get does not accept multiple positional arguments in that manner, and go git is not a valid Go command. Installing GitRob during the Code stage enables DevSecOps teams to scan repositories for accidentally committed credentials, API keys, and other sensitive information, helping prevent data leakage from public repositories.
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NEW QUESTION # 38
(Steven Smith has been working as a DevSecOps engineer in an IT company that develops software products related to the financial sector. His team leader asked him to integrate Conjur with Jenkins to secure the secret credentials. Therefore, Steven downloaded Conjur.hpi file and uploaded it in the Upload Plugin section of Jenkins. He declared host and layers, and declared the variables. Which of the following commands should Steven use to set the value of variables?)

• A. $ conjur variable set -v < policy-path-of-variable-name > -i < secret-value >.
• B. $ conjur variable set -s < policy-path-of-variable-name > -p < secret-value >.
• C. $ conjur variable set -p < policy-path-of-variable-name > -s < secret-value >.
• D. $ conjur variable set -i < policy-path-of-variable-name > -v < secret-value >.

Answer: D

Explanation:
In Conjur secret management, variables are first declared in policy files and then populated with actual secret values using the Conjur CLI. The correct command to assign a value to a variable is conjur variable set, where the -i option specifies the fully qualifiedpolicy path of the variable name, and the -v option specifies the secret valueto be stored securely. This command writes the secret into Conjur's encrypted vault and associates it with the declared variable so that Jenkins jobs can retrieve it securely at runtime. The other options misuse flags or reverse their meanings, which would result in invalid commands or incorrect secret handling. Integrating Conjur with Jenkins during the Build and Test stage ensures that sensitive credentials such as passwords, API keys, and tokens are never hard-coded in pipeline scripts or source code. Instead, secrets are dynamically fetched when required, supporting least-privilege access, auditability, and compliance requirements-critical for financial-sector applications.
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NEW QUESTION # 39
(Rachel McAdams has been working as a senior DevSecOps engineer in an IT company for the past 5 years.
Her organization embraced AWS cloud service due to robust security and cost-effective features offered by it.
To take proactive decisions related to the security issues and to minimize the overall security risk, Rachel integrated ThreatModeler with AWS. ThreatModeler utilizes various services in AWS to produce a robust threat model. How can Rachel automatically generate the threat model of her organization's current AWS environment in ThreatModeler?.)

• A. By using YAML spec-based orchestration tools.
• B. By using Architect.
• C. By using STRIDE per Element.
• D. By using Accelerator.

Answer: D

Explanation:
ThreatModeler'sAcceleratorcapability allows automatic generation of threat models directly from an organization's live AWS environment. It connects to AWS services, analyzes deployed resources, and converts them into architectural diagrams and threat models without manual input. YAML-based orchestration tools and STRIDE per Element are methodologies used for modeling but do not automatically ingest live cloud configurations. Architect is a design construct, not an automation engine. Using Accelerator during the Plan stage enables proactive, continuous threat modeling, ensuring that evolving cloud infrastructure is always assessed for risk and security gaps.
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NEW QUESTION # 40
(Thomas McInerney has been working as a senior DevSecOps engineer in an IT company that develops software products and web applications related to the healthcare sector. His organization deployed various applications in Docker containers. Thomas' team leader would like to prevent a container from gaining new privileges. Therefore, he asked Thomas to set no_new_priv bit, which functions across clone, execve, and fork to prevent a container from gaining new privileges. Which of the following commands should Thomas use to list out security options for all the containers?)

• A. docker ps -quiet -all | xargs docker inspect --format ': SecurityOpt'.
• B. docker ps -quiet -all | xargs docker inspect --format ': SecurityOpt='.
• C. docker ps --quiet --all | xargs docker inspect --format ': SecurityOpt'.
• D. docker ps --quiet --all | xargs docker inspect --format ': SecurityOpt='.

Answer: D

Explanation:
Docker allows inspection of container runtime configuration using the docker inspect command. To list security-related options such as no_new_privileges for all containers, the correct approach is to first retrieve all container IDs using docker ps --quiet --all and then pass them to docker inspect with a formatted output.
The command docker ps --quiet --all | xargs docker inspect --format ': SecurityOpt=' correctly extracts the security options configured for each container. Options that use incorrect flags such as -quiet instead of -- quiet, omit required parameters, or misformat the output string are invalid. Inspecting security options during the Operate and Monitor stage helps ensure that privilege escalation protections are enforced consistently, supporting container hardening and compliance with security benchmarks.
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NEW QUESTION # 41
(Jordon Garrett has recently joined a startup IT company located in Chicago, Illinois, as a DevSecOps engineer. His team leader asked him to find a SAST tool that can secure the organization Azure environment.
Which of the following is a SAST tool that Jordon can select to secure his organization's Azure environment?.)

• A. Tenable.io.
• B. DevSkim.
• C. Coverity.
• D. Accurics.

Answer: C

Explanation:
Coverity is a well-known Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tool used to analyze source code for security vulnerabilities, coding errors, and quality issues. It integrates with CI/CD pipelines and supports enterprise-scale environments, including cloud-based development on platforms such as Azure. Accurics focuses on Infrastructure as Code security, Tenable.io is a vulnerability management platform for infrastructure and assets, and DevSkim is a lightweight code scanning extension rather than a full SAST platform. Selecting Coverity enables deep static analysis of application code during the Code stage, helping teams detect vulnerabilities early and reduce remediation costs.
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NEW QUESTION # 42
(Gabriel Bateman has been working as a DevSecOps engineer in an IT company that develops virtual classroom software for online teaching. He would like to clone the BDD security framework on his local machine using the following URL,https://github.com/continuumsecurity/bdd-security.git. Which of the following command should Gabriel use to clone the BBD security framework?)

• A. github clonehttps://github.com/continuumsecurity/bdd-security.git.
• B. git clonehttps://github.com/continumsecurity/bdd-security.git.
• C. git clonehttps://github.com/continuumsecurity/bdd-security.git.
• D. github clonehttps://github.com/continumsecurity/bdd-security.git.

Answer: C

Explanation:
To clone a repository from GitHub, the correct command is git clone followed by the accurate repository URL. The organization name continuumsecurity and repository name bdd-security must be spelled correctly for the command to succeed. Options using github clone are invalid because github is not a standard Git command-line utility. Options with misspelled organization names will result in errors. Cloning security testing frameworks during the Code stage enables DevSecOps engineers to evaluate, customize, and integrate security automation tools into development workflows, supporting secure application development and testing practices.

NEW QUESTION # 43
(Maria Howell is working as a senior DevSecOps engineer at Global SoftSec Pvt. Ltd. Her team is currently working on the development of a cybersecurity software. There are 5 developers who are working on code development. Howell's team is using a private GitHub repository for the source code development. Which of the following commands should Howell use to grab the online updates and merge them with her local work?.)

• A. $ git pull remotename branchname.
• B. $ git push remotename branchname.
• C. $ git get remotename branchname.
• D. $ git grabs remotename branchname.

Answer: A

Explanation:
The git pull command is used to fetch changes from a remote repository and automatically merge them into the current local branch. In collaborative development environments, especially when multiple developers are committing code to a shared repository, regularly pulling updates is essential to stay synchronized and avoid merge conflicts. The syntax git pull <remote-name> <branch-name> correctly specifies the source of the updates. Commands such as git get and git grabs do not exist in Git, and git push performs the opposite action by sending local changes to the remote repository rather than retrieving updates. Using git pull during the Code stage supports continuous collaboration and ensures that developers integrate the latest changes securely and efficiently.
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NEW QUESTION # 44
(Andrew Gerrard has recently joined an IT company that develops software products and applications as a DevSecOps engineer. His team leader asked him to download a jar application from the organization GitHub repository and run the BDD security framework. Andrew successfully downloaded the jar application from the repository and executed the jar application; then, he cloned the BDD security framework. Which of the following commands should Andrew use to execute the authentication feature?.)

• A. /gradlev -Dcucumber.options="-tags @authentication -tags @skip".
• B. /gradlew -Dcucumber.options="-tags @authentication -tags @skip".
• C. ./gradlew -Dcucumber.options="-tags @authentication -tags ~@skip".
• D. ./gradlev -Dcucumber.options="-tags @authentication -tags ~@skip".

Answer: C

Explanation:
The BDD Security framework is executed through Gradle wrapper commands, and the correct wrapper script on Unix-like systems is ./gradlew (dot-slash indicates "run the wrapper from the current directory"). Options using /gradlew or /gradlev imply an absolute path at filesystem root and are typically incorrect for a cloned project. Also, the wrapper name isgradlew, notgradlev. For executing only the authentication feature (or scenarios tagged for authentication), Cucumber tag expressions are used through the -Dcucumber.options system property. The command must include --tags @authentication to select authentication-tagged scenarios.
To skip scenarios tagged "skip," the exclusion operator is used as --tags ~@skip (meaning "exclude @skip").
Options A and B incorrectly include --tags @skip which wouldincludeskipped tests rather than exclude them.
Therefore, ./gradlew -Dcucumber.options="--tags @authentication --tags ~@skip" is the correct choice to run authentication scenarios while excluding anything marked to skip.
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NEW QUESTION # 45
(Victor Garber is a DevSecOps team leader in SanSec Pvt. Ltd. His organization develops various types of software products and web applications. Currently, his team is working on security of Java-based web application product. How can Victor identify vulnerabilities that are missed in pre-production testing activities?.)

• A. By performing deploy-time checks.
• B. By performing build-time checks.
• C. By performing test-time checks.
• D. By performing commit-time checks.

Answer: A

Explanation:
Deploy-time checks are designed to identify vulnerabilities that may not surface during earlier stages such as commit-time, build-time, or test-time checks. These checks analyze applications in environments that closely resemble or are part of production, making it possible to detect configuration issues, runtime vulnerabilities, and environment-specific weaknesses. Pre-production testing often cannot fully replicate production conditions, so deploy-time checks act as an additional safety net. Commit-time and build-time checks focus on code quality and static analysis, while test-time checks validate application behavior in controlled environments. Deploy-time checks therefore help Victor uncover vulnerabilities missed earlier, improving overall security assurance before or during deployment.
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NEW QUESTION # 46
(Sarah Wheeler is an experienced DevSecOps engineer. She recently joined an IT company that develops software products for customers stretched across the globe. Sarah would like to use a security testing tool that protects the application from false positives, network sniffing, tampering with code, etc. The tool should monitor the incoming traffic to the server and APIs for suspicious activities and help her team in remediating them during runtime. Which of the following tools should Sarah select that will help her team in precisely detecting and remediating the security issues in the application code during runtime?.)

• A. IAST.
• B. DAST.
• C. SAST.
• D. RASP.

Answer: D

Explanation:
Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) operates from within the application runtime environment, monitoring incoming traffic, API calls, and execution behavior in real time. Because it has deep visibility into application logic and execution context, RASP can accurately detect attacks such as injection, tampering, and abnormal behavior while minimizing false positives. SAST analyzes source code statically, DAST tests running applications externally, and IAST combines some runtime insight with testing but does not actively block threats. RASP's ability to detect and remediate attacks during runtime makes it ideal for protecting applications in production environments, aligning with the Operate and Monitor stage of the DevSecOps pipeline.

NEW QUESTION # 47
(William McDougall has been working as a DevSecOps engineer in an IT company located in Sacramento, California. His organization has been using Microsoft Azure DevOps service to develop software products securely and quickly. To take proactive decisions related to security issues and to reduce the overall security risk, William would like to integrate ThreatModeler with Azure Pipelines. How can ThreatModeler be integrated with Azure Pipelines and made a part of William's organization DevSecOps pipeline?)

• A. By using a unidirectional API.
• B. By using a bidirectional API.
• C. By using a bidirectional UI.
• D. By using a unidirectional UI.

Answer: B

Explanation:
ThreatModeler integration with Azure Pipelines is achieved using abidirectional API, which allows automated and continuous interaction between the pipeline and the threat modeling platform. This bidirectional communication enables Azure Pipelines to trigger threat modeling activities while also receiving results, risk scores, and actionable insights back from ThreatModeler. Such feedback loops are critical for proactive security decision-making during the Plan stage of DevSecOps. Unidirectional APIs or UI-based integrations limit automation and do not support continuous feedback, making them unsuitable for pipeline- driven workflows. UI-based approaches also introduce manual steps, which conflict with DevSecOps principles of automation and consistency. By using a bidirectional API, William's organization can embed threat modeling into the planning process, identify architectural risks early, and ensure security considerations are continuously enforced as part of the pipeline.
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NEW QUESTION # 48
(Kenneth Danziger is a certified DevSecOps engineer, and he recently got a job in an IT company that develops software products related to the healthcare industry. To identify security and compliance issues in the source code and quickly fix them before they impact the source code, Kenneth would like to integrate WhiteSource SCA tool with AWS. Therefore, to integrate WhiteSource SCA Tool in AWS CodeBuild for initiating scanning in the code repository, he built a buildspec.yml file to the source code root directory and added the following command to pre-build phase curl -LJOhttps://github.com/whitesource/unified-agent- distribution/raw/master/standAlone/wss_agent.sh. Which of the following script files will the above step download in Kenneth organization's CodeBuild server?.)

• A. aws_agent.sh.
• B. ssw_agent.sh.
• C. wss_agent.sh.
• D. cbs_agent.sh.

Answer: C

Explanation:
The command shown in the pre-build phase explicitly targets a script namedwss_agent.sh. The curl -LJO flags mean: -L follows redirects, -J honors the server-provided filename in the Content-Disposition header (when present), and -O writes output to a local file using the remote name. Since the requested path ends with wss_agent.sh, the downloaded file on the AWS CodeBuild server will be wss_agent.sh. This script is the WhiteSource (now commonly referred to as Mend in many environments) unified agent shell wrapper used to run SCA scans as part of a CI pipeline. Integrating SCA during the Build and Test stage helps detect vulnerable open-source dependencies and licensing/compliance issues early, when fixes are cheapest. The other filenames (ssw_agent.sh, cbs_agent.sh, aws_agent.sh) are distractors; they are not referenced by the provided command and would not be downloaded by that step.
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NEW QUESTION # 49
(Rahul Mehta is working as a DevSecOps engineer in an IT company that develops cloud-native web applications. His organization follows a strict DevSecOps practice and wants to ensure that third-party open- source dependencies used in the application do not introduce known security vulnerabilities. Rahul decided to integrate a Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tool into the CI pipeline so that every build is automatically scanned. During one of the builds, the SCA tool detects a critical vulnerability in a transitive dependency.
What should ideally happen in a mature DevSecOps pipeline when such a critical vulnerability is detected at build time?.)

• A. The pipeline should notify the security team and continue with deploy-time checks.
• B. The pipeline should fail the build and prevent the artifact from progressing further.
• C. The pipeline should log the vulnerability details and continue the build to avoid delivery delays.
• D. The pipeline should ignore transitive dependencies and only scan direct dependencies.

Answer: B

Explanation:
In a mature DevSecOps pipeline, security controls are enforced asgates, not merely as informational checks.
When an SCA tool detects acritical vulnerabilityin a dependency-whether direct or transitive-the correct response at the Build and Test stage is tofail the build. This prevents vulnerable artifacts from moving forward into later stages such as deployment or production, where remediation would be more expensive and risky. Allowing the build to continue, even with notifications, contradicts the shift-left security principle.
Ignoring transitive dependencies is also dangerous, as many real-world vulnerabilities originate from indirect libraries. Failing the build forces developers to remediate the issue immediately by upgrading, replacing, or mitigating the vulnerable dependency. This approach reduces attack surface, enforces accountability, and ensures that only secure artifacts are released. Therefore, stopping the pipeline upon detection of critical vulnerabilities reflects a strong DevSecOps maturity model and effective security governance.

NEW QUESTION # 50
(Terry Diab has been working as a DevSecOps engineer in an IT company that develops software products and web applications for a call center. She would like to integrate Snyk with AWS CodeCommit to monitor and remediate vulnerabilities in the code repository. Terry pushed code to AWS CodeCommit; this triggered Amazon EventBridge Rule, which then triggered AWS CodePipeline. AWS CodePipeline passed code to Snyk CLI run. Who among the following interacts with Snyk CLI and sends the results to Snyk UI?)

• A. AWS CodeBuild.
• B. AWS CodeCommit.
• C. AWS Pipeline.
• D. AWS CodeDeploy.

Answer: A

Explanation:
In an AWS CI/CD architecture, AWS CodePipeline acts as an orchestration service that coordinates different stages but does not execute build or scan commands itself. AWS CodeBuild is the service responsible for running commands such as compiling code, executing tests, and running third-party security tools like the Snyk CLI. In Terry's workflow, CodeCommit stores the source code, EventBridge triggers the pipeline, and CodePipeline passes the source to CodeBuild. CodeBuild then executes the Snyk CLI, performs vulnerability scanning, and sends the scan results to the Snyk UI using the configured authentication token. AWS CodeDeploy is focused on application deployment and does not interact with Snyk CLI. Therefore, AWS CodeBuild is the component that interacts with Snyk CLI and communicates results back to the Snyk platform. This integration ensures that dependency vulnerabilities are detected early in the Build and Test stage.
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NEW QUESTION # 51
(Steven Gerrard has been working as a DevSecOps engineer at an IT company that develops software products and applications related to the healthcare industry. His organization has been using Azure DevOps services to securely and quickly develop software products. To ensure that the deployed infrastructure is in accordance with the architecture and industrial standards and the security policies are appropriately implemented, she would like to integrate InSpec with Azure. Therefore, after installation and configuration of InSpec, she created InSpec profile file and upgraded it with personal metadata and Azure resource pack information; then she wrote the InSpec tests. Which of the following commands should Steven use to run InSpec tests to check the compliance of Azure infrastructure?)

• A. inspec exec inspec-tests/integration/ -t azure://.
• B. inspec exec inspec-tests/integration/ -it azure://.
• C. inspec exe inspec-tests/integration/ -it azure://.
• D. inspec exe inspec-tests/integration/ -t azure://.

Answer: A

Explanation:
Chef InSpec executes compliance tests using the inspec exec command. When testing Azure infrastructure, InSpec requires a target specification using the -t flag with the Azure transport identifier azure://. The correct command is inspec exec inspec-tests/integration/ -t azure://. Options using exe instead of exec are invalid due to incorrect command spelling. Options that use the -it flag misuse command-line parameters that are not intended for target selection. Running InSpec tests in this way allows DevSecOps teams to validate that Azure resources comply with architectural, security, and regulatory requirements. Integrating these checks into the Build and Test stage ensures continuous compliance and reduces the risk of insecure infrastructure reaching production environments.
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