The CompTIA Security+ exam includes many concepts related to secure coding techniques. If you're planning to take the SY0-401 or the SY0-501 Security+ exam, you should have a basic understanding of techniques such as proper error handling, input validation, and more.
As an example, can you answer this sample SY0-501 practice question?
Q. You are reviewing some Java code for an application and come across the following snippet:
You suspect that this will cause a problem. Which of the following BEST describes the problem?
A. NullPointerException
B. Invalid null assignment
C. Pointer dereference
D. Buffer overflow
Check out this page to see if you're correct (and see the full explanation).