Software Quality Assurance Testing Guide Tips And Practices

Mobile App Security Testing The advent of 3G or 4G enabled smartphones and the running of sophisticated mobile apps on them have virtually changed the consumer behaviour globally. The behaviour, underpinned on factors like convenience, speed, cost savings, privacy, and security provided by the mobile apps (Android and iOS based,) has led to a spurt in the development of such apps.   If numbers are to be believed then out of five billion mobile users globally, the total mobile apps downloaded equalled 2.6 million and 2.2 million across Android and iOS platforms in the first quarter of 2019 (Source: businessofapps.com.)  The popularity of mobile apps has largely been attributed to the usage of aggregator apps, which pull, show, and interact with content sourced from various locations. The examples can be cited that of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Flipboard, among others. Since the APIs of these apps interact with numerous content sources, there is every likelihoo...

Application Security Testing The inexorable march of digital transformation is followed by the threat of cybercrime. According to a conservative estimate, the global cost of cybercrime is likely to touch a whopping $6 trillion by 2021 (Source: cyberdefencemagazine.com). The frequency of cyber attacks on IT systems across industry verticals has raised the hackles of governments, organizations, business enterprises, clients, and end customers. Cybercriminals seem to have been emboldened by the growing trend among people (and enterprises) to embrace software applications in executing routine tasks.  Furthermore, enterprises, in a bid to stay competitive, are launching new web or mobile applications into the market without implementing application security testing . The threat is further exacerbated due to the requirement of software applications to function across device platforms, operating systems, browsers, and networks. In their quest to develop applications deliveri...