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APPLICATIONS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SECURITY 1. At what stage of the applications development process should the security department become involved? a. Prior to the implementation b. Prior to systems testing c. During unit testing d. During requirements development Answer: d. Reference: Secure Computing(Threats Safeguards); R. Summers; McGraw-Hill; 1997; pg 250. Discussion: Answer a - incorrect - prior to implementation is 7 steps down in the software development life cycle. At this point, security safeguards would be expensive to retrofit. Answer b - incorrect - prior to system test is v