---
id: 3404
title: "5 Tips for an Effective AppSec Testing Strategy"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/5-tips-effective-appsec-testing-strategy"
published_at: "2019-01-22T22:00:41Z"
tags: ["appsec", "security-testing", "best-practices", "strategy", "hackerone", "threat-modeling"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3404"
lang: en
---

# 5 Tips for an Effective AppSec Testing Strategy

## Summary

This article outlines five often-overlooked parts of an AppSec testing strategy, starting with threat modeling to focus testing on an application's highest-risk areas rather than low-value targets.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2019-01-22T22:00:41Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/5-tips-effective-appsec-testing-strategy
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3404