shieldCISSP Practice Domain 8 — Software Development Security Q113 of 120

Which OWASP Top 10 category currently ranks #1 (2021/2024 lists)?

A CISSP practice question covering Domain 8: Software Development Security. Try answering before reading the explanation below.

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A
Injection
B
Broken Access Control
✓ Correct answer
C
Cryptographic Failures
D
Identification and Authentication Failures
Why "Broken Access Control" is the right answer

Broken Access Control rose to #1 in OWASP 2021 (and stays high in subsequent revisions). Injection moved down. Crypto Failures and IDAF round out the leading categories.

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