Software Quality Assurance Testing Guide Tips And Practices

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...

Application Security Testing Digital transformation, besides heralding immense benefits for businesses, entities, and individuals, has brought about a slew of security challenges as well. In today’s digital ecosystem where software applications containing sensitive business and personal data interact with a host of digital touchpoints, there is an increased risk of the presence of inherent vulnerabilities within these applications being exploited. The rough estimates on the proceeds of cybercrime in the year 2018 are expected to touch a whopping $1.5 trillion (Source: thesslstore.com.) The magnitude of the challenge is due to the fact that cybercrime has become a low investment, low risk, but a high yield venture for criminals. Since cybercrime has the potential to damage customer confidence and brand reputation, businesses have to build robust strategies for applicationsecurity testing . Let us look into the ways in which security risks can be minimized. Steps to redu...

Cybersecurity Issues Technology has changed the way businesses operate, institutions function, and individuals carry out their activities. It has made our lives simpler and convenient, be it while paying utility bills, buying train/bus/plane tickets, booking cabs, shopping from eCommerce stores, or doing office work from remote locations etc. If there has been a proliferation of devices, platforms, frameworks, and networks to choose, businesses have a flurry of technologies to implement in order to provide the best customer experience. These technologies include Blockchain, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Internet of Things, and Cloud Computing to name a few. On the other hand, if Information Technology has made the world a global village and facilitated the interchange of information through a range of device platforms, it has also brought with it the spectre of cybersecurity issues as well. According to statistics, the worldwide spending on tackli...