The BEST way to check for good security programming practices, as well as auditing for possible backdoors, is to conduct
Correct Answer: B
Code reviews are the best way to check for good security programming practices, as well as auditing for possible backdoors, in a software system. Code reviews involve examining the source code of the software for any errors, vulnerabilities, or malicious code that could compromise the security or functionality of the system.
Code reviews can be performed manually by human reviewers, or automatically by tools that scan and analyze the code. The other options are not as effective as code reviews, as they either do not examine the source code directly (A and C), or only detect syntactic or semantic errors, not logical or security flaws (D). References: CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition, Chapter 8, page 463; Official (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Reference, Fifth Edition, Chapter 8, page 555.