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Richard Adams
Senior Test Analyst
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Passionate about quality & testing. Creator of Threat Agents card game and regularly found chatting cyber security.
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The term "quality" is essential in software yet we all have different understandings of it
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The term "quality" is essential in software yet we all have different understandings of it
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Devs can test
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"I try to convince people that they have the opportunity to do something about the stuff that makes them miserable."
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Testing within uni software courses
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Tools to help you with security testing
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Strengthen your security testing by learning how simple tools can uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do.
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STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete!
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Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
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Definitions of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
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Definitions of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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Thanks for getting involved on The Club this week.
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Great to watch your STEC video about tools to help with security testing. Good to see you modify field types and validation via the console to see if it's possible to exploit business logic. And I like that you share the pros and cons of the tools and approaches you describe. Glad folks have access to your cheat sheet!
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Lean Coffee at TestBash 2024
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Was a professional member in 2025
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 1 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - TestBash Autumn 2023
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Ask Me Anything about Security in Testing
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Exploring Security in Day-to-day Testing
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Let’s Go Threat Modelling
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The start of something!
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PreBash Richard Adams
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The start of something!
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Richard Adams donated mot stec fee to scholarship fund.
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