Security QA Cheatsheet 2025

🧠 Quick-reference guide for Security QA — clear, structured, practical

This cheatsheet is your go-to reference for modern Security QA work. It covers essential security testing concepts, common vulnerabilities, tools, and secure QA workflows — all in one clean, easy-to-scan PDF.

Whether you're learning AppSec testing, checking real applications, or prepping for Security QA interviews — this guide helps you work smarter and more confidently.

✅ What You’ll Get

🎯 Core Security QA concepts — vulnerability types, threat modeling, bug severity, and QA’s role in SDLC
⚙️ Key security testing areas: input validation, authentication flaws, access control, API security, session management
🧩 Practical tips for security bug reporting, PoC creation, and using tools like Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and Postman
📄 PDF format — printable, mobile-friendly, and quick to scan
📅 Updated for 2025 and aligned with real Security QA workflows and expectations

💡 Great for:

• Security QA testers working on web, API, or mobile security projects
• Manual testers expanding into security testing
• Bootcamp grads and tech switchers exploring application security
• Junior Security QA professionals needing a day-to-day reference
• Developers, QAs, and PMs wanting to better understand secure testing practices

🎯 Easy to scan. Built for real work.

Designed for everyday Security QA tasks — with actionable examples, field-tested patterns, and practical reminders you’ll actually use.

📥 Instant PDF download — keep it open during testing or interview prep