Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) — Question 5

A software company is developing a new software product by following the best practices for secure application development. Dawson, a software analyst, is checking the performance of the application on the client's network to determine whether end users are facing any issues in accessing the application.
Which of the following tiers of a secure application development lifecycle involves checking the performance of the application?

Answer options

• A. Development
• B. Testing
• C. Quality assurance (QA)
• D. Staging

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Quality assurance (QA), as this stage focuses on ensuring the product meets quality standards and performs well for end users. While Development (A), Testing (B), and Staging (D) are important, they do not specifically emphasize performance evaluation in the same way QA does.