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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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Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create sparks and support good things. 🤩
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A tech conference to help you navigate the ever-shifting landscape of Quality Engineering, AI, Leadership, Product, Accessibility and Security.
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Conference Buzz!
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After a great day of learning, chatting and exploring possibilities, it is always nice to look back at everything from the day... Plus the swag! Bring on Day 2!
Thank you for talking about the feelings of mourning a role. Redundancy is a beast.  image
Thank you for talking about the feelings of mourning a role. Redundancy is a beast. 
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Richard Adams
awarded Jitesh Gosai for:
Absolutely fantastic talk again. Really interesting and got my brain whirling!Thanks! image
Absolutely fantastic talk again. Really interesting and got my brain whirling!Thanks!
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Richard Adams
awarded Nicola Sedgwick for:
Really enjoyed the quality radar session. I'd definitely be interested in trying this myself. image
Really enjoyed the quality radar session. I'd definitely be interested in trying this myself.
An AI Testing Agent walks into a bar… image
An AI Testing Agent walks into a bar… …and gets tricked into rewriting the menu. (Prompt Injection) …and leaks the secret cocktail recipe. (Sensitive Data) …and installs a shady bar plugin. (Sup...
Hello, my name is Rich image
Hello, my name is Rich
Hello, my name is Rich image
Hello, my name is Rich
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Richard Adams
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I’m coming from: Edinburgh, UK My role is: former Quality Coach and now free range tester (i.e. unemployed >_<) I’d love to meet others who are into: Exploratory testing & quality coach...
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Richard Adams
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I’m coming from: Edinburgh, UK My role is: former Quality Coach and now free range tester (i.e. unemployed >_<) I’d love to meet others who are into: Exploratory testing & quality coach...
What issues are your automated tests finding? image
What issues are your automated tests finding?
Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Testing, Episode 104.  image
Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Testing, Episode 104. 
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
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What is Quality? image
The term "quality" is essential in software yet we all have different understandings of it
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
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What is Quality? image
The term "quality" is essential in software yet we all have different understandings of it
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Thank you for going above and beyond in August 2025. Team MoT and the community see you and appreciate you. Your posi... image
Thank you for going above and beyond in August 2025. Team MoT and the community see you and appreciate you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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I try to convince people that they have the opportunity to do something about the stuff that makes them miserable. image
"I try to convince people that they have the opportunity to do something about the stuff that makes them miserable."
Testing within uni software courses image
Testing within uni software courses
Tools to help you with security testing image
Tools to help you with security testing
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
contributed:
Tools to help you with security testing image
Strengthen your security testing by learning how simple tools can uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do.
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
is Open to Teach
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth image
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
contributed:
STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 59 voices, and a jam packed portfolio to show your growth image
Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete! Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
is Open to Speak
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) image
Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
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Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) image
Definitions of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) image
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
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Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) image
Definitions of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
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Thanks for getting involved on The Club this week.  image
Thanks for getting involved on The Club this week. 
Richard Adams
Richard Adams
contributed:
Great to watch your STEC video about tools to help with security testing. Good to see you modify field types and vali... image
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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