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Strengthen your security testing by learning how simple tools can uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do.
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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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In this episode of QA Therapy, we sit down with Richard Adams, a seasoned expert in security testing, to dive deep into the critical role security plays in modern software development.
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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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