Emily O'Connor | Activities
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Definitions of Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
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Microsoft SharePoint under attack via new exploit (CVE-2026-50522)
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13.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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5.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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8.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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5.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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5.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Call for Insights turns 45
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Call for Insights turns 45
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Call for Insights turns 45
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5.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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"Highlighting the security problems sounds like a good feature, but it might be too little too late as folks just want to publish! I wonder if it was a reaction to this news piece: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/satellites/lovable-vibe-coding-securit..."
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On the 15th of January 2026 myself and Ujjwal Kumar Singh joined a call and pressed record. We were curious to see what would happen. A few weeks later I’d done the same with Neil Taylor and Clare ...
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Two ways to use the “5 whys” method: Root cause of bugs and identifying continuous improvements
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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5.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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AI Tools Accelerates Coding, but Not Overall Software Delivery, GitLab Research Finds
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified! 🏆
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AI Tools Accelerates Coding, but Not Overall Software Delivery, GitLab Research Finds
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Lead Quality Engineer
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Leeds, Bruntingthorpe or Manchester x2 a week
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Senior Quality Engineer
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Remote (UK)
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Lovable vibe coding security crisis exposed
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So good to see you on STL!
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13.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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8.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Software Testing Live
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Episode 08: Risky Business
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5.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
She/Her
Technical leader with a sixth sense for bugs. Avid learner, passionate about translating "dev-speak" to enable teams adopt automation and AI-accelerated quality engineering. I believe great software starts with user-focused problem solving, and automation should surface the bugs that PMs actually care about fixing.
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