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Automated testing vs manual testing - security perspective

Throughout this document you will see the term ‘pentester’. Precise definitions vary, but at its core a penetration tester’s job is to demonstrate and document a flaw in security. In a normal situation, a pentester will perform reconnaissance to find...

Mentorship - how to skyrocket your testing career

In my recent posts focused on learning I put much attention on mentorship importance. I listed it as one of the points in how to become a software testerand described it as one of the most effective ways of learning...

Continuous Security with OWASP Dependency Check

OWASP Dependency Check as a Continuous Security tool In my Continuous Testing post I introduced you with an idea of Continuous Security. Those are automatic and repeatable tests which look for vulnerabilities in your application. They should be run as...

TestOps - Continuous Improvement

Continuous Improvement / Kaizen introduction According to Wikipedia Continuous Improvement is a never-ending process which focuses on increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of an organisation to fulfil its policy and objectives. It was popularised by Lean movement in manufacturing and...

System traps in software testing

I had written several times on this blog that from my perspective majority of testers today lack full Software Engineering Life-Cycle (SDLC) understanding. As a community we should also look at our projects not only through tester’s eyes, but also...