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Top tools for testing Web application security

Dan Cornell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:58:06 EST

When it comes to testing Web applications for security, the prominent commercial tools support a variety of languages while open source tools tend to be limited.

Software quality needs to be a continuous process

Wayne Ariola — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:56:07 EST

By implementing a system that helps the development team build quality and security into the software, you reduce defects early and avoid having to make costly, time-consuming repairs later.

Cloud computing's effect on application security

Craig Balding — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:32:58 EST

In part 3 of his interview, Craig Balding, a security practitioner at a Fortune 500 company and operator of the Cloud Security blog, talks about the security elements surrounding cloud computing, such as software monitoring, implementing security patches, and the reduction of data leakage.

The role of user stories in agile software development

David Christiansen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:04:20 EST

Agile software development puts value in working software over documentation, and user stories are the ideal requirements technique to achieve that.

Cloud computing creates software testing challenges

Colleen Frye — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:02:45 EST

The challenge of testing applications that run in the cloud is to run tests across all the diverse components and environments to identify problems. Using test services that run in the cloud can help significantly, as they can more easily provide the many environments that are typically needed.

Business analysis skills you need for successful software requirements

Michelle Davidson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:18:21 EST

Business analysts must have certain skills and must understand the many software requirements techniques out there, says the author of "Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis."

How to test an application's scalability, performance

John Overbaugh — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:22:15 EST

To determine if your application can scale, you want to look at performance testing factors such as response time, load, mean time to failure, and performance tuning.

Don't let bad website performance ruin e-commerce sales

Colleen Frye — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:48:07 EST

To prepare for holiday sales, e-commerce retailers need to address some key website issues: responsiveness/speed, capacity, and the worst-case scenario -- catastrophic failure.

Integration testing: Is it black box or white box testing?

Mike Kelly — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:04:29 EST

Integration testing of software systems can be black box or white box testing. Learn how each can be used in this Ask the Expert Q&A with testing expert Mike Kelly.

Overcoming SOA testing challenges

SearchSoftwareQuality.com Staff — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:49:38 EST

This special report takes a look at the challenges of testing SOA applications, as well as blind spots to be aware of. It also provides tips on how to test SOA applications.