Phase 12 · Security & Accessibility Testing

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OWASP Top 10 for Testers

Part of the QA Testing Roadmap.

Summary

The most widely referenced list of critical web application security risks — a tester doesn't need deep security expertise, but should recognize these categories well enough to flag obvious issues.

How to Learn This

  • 1Read the current OWASP Top 10 list and identify 2 categories most relevant to your testing work.
  • 2Learn to recognize basic signs of SQL injection or XSS vulnerability during exploratory testing.
  • 3Understand this is baseline awareness, not full security testing expertise.
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