System, method and program product for dynamically performing an audit and security compliance validation in an operating environment

A computer program product for testing security of a computer, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to scan the computer to obtain a current inventory of one or more computer applications currently installed on the computer;
• program instructions to determine, based in part on the current inventory of the computer, whether (a) the computer is configured for testing or development of the one or more computer applications or (b) the computer instead is configured for commercial use of the one or more computer applications;
• and
• program instructions to conduct a first set of security tests on the computer if the computer is configured for testing or development of the one or more computer applications, and conduct a second set of security tests on the computer if the computer instead is configured for commercial use of the one or more computer applications, the second set of security tests testing for a higher level of security than the first set of security tests.