The Latest
Spy Games[magazine] Get the software engineering slant on items from the recent news. |
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Damage Control[magazine] Turn to The Last Word, where software professionals who care about quality give you their opinions on hot topics. This month, read why perhaps software should come equipped with seat belts and an air bag. |
Eric Rescorla
December 3, 2004 |
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Trust Everyone, but Cover Your Assets[magazine] Need a place to go to get the solutions you've been craving? Management Fix is what you've been looking for. In this issue, find out how to manage when you suspect someone on your team may have been stealing from the company. |
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A Killer Bug for the New Millenium[magazine] We're pleased to bring you technical editors who are well respected in their fields. Get their take on everything that relates to the industry, technically speaking. In this issue, find out why our guest editor thinks he's found the bug that will once again bring testers to the forefront—a bug that dwarfs Y2K and could put big, rich software companies out of business. |
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Case Your Own Joint[magazine] Hackers are going to probe your system looking for weak spots and holes. What will they find? Learn how to uncover your own security vulnerabilities before the bad guys do. |
Chris Wysopal
November 30, 2004 |
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Getting to the Root of Software Security[magazine] Vendors try to protect their source code from would-be attackers, but it takes only one chink in the armor for a good reverse engineer to penetrate all the defenses so carefully put in place. Find out how to methodically uncover patterns to help you predict where the attacks will be focused and how they will be carried out. |
T. B. Gillette
November 30, 2004 |
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Warning: Security Storm Brewing[magazine] For too long now, consumers have been bailing, patching, and plugging their software each time a new security hole is discovered. And they've been absorbing the damage done by the leaks. A wave of security-conscious buyers is rising, demanding software that is sound and secure by design. Are you ready to give it to them? Find out why you should be. |
Herbert H. Thompson
November 30, 2004 |
Talk Talk Talk[article] Managers need to talk about goals, strategy, and mission. Managers need to talk about how daily work keeps the business humming. Esther writes about how important it is for managers to also ask questions and listen. |
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Developing a Requirements Team[article] Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. No, they are not a law firm, but the stages of team development proposed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965. I wish I had known about this model much earlier in my career. If you haven't encountered it before and want to help your requirements team, read on. |
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Building Better Test Teams[article] Mustering the best project or test team is key to any project's success. In this column, Johanna Rothman explains her interviewing techniques to help you find the perfect candidate. Find out if your candidates are qualified before they become part of your team. Johanna's methods cover six typical questions that will help you build a better test team. |
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Testing your Web Site for Privacy, Quality, and Accesibility[presentation] Today's business world relies heavily on transactions conducted through the web. Because of this, brand image and how a web site is rendered to customers has become increasingly important. |
John Burg, IBM Global Services
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Software Test Automation Spring 2003: Mission Made Possible: A Lightweight Test Automation Experience[presentation] Using a challenging client engagement as a case study, Rex Black shows you how he and a team of test engineers created an integrated, automated unit, component, and integration testing harness, and a lightweight process for using it. |
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Reduce Risk Using Security QA Automation Techniques[presentation] Security QA testing is still in its infancy, yet the number of vulnerabilities found in applications is increasing-up by 75 percent in 2001 according to Gartner Group. |
Alexander Mouldovan, Cenzic Inc
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In the Beginning ..Testing Web Services (.NET and Otherwise)[presentation] A Web service provides an interface for sending and receiving information, but it doesn't have a user interface. Instead, everything is done via requests and methods. So how does one go about testing such interfaces? |
Thomas Arnold, Xtend Development, Inc.
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Assessing Automated Testing Tools: A "How To" Evaluation Approach[presentation] You've been assigned the task of evaluating automated testing tools for your organization. Whether it's your first experience or you're looking to make a change, selecting the "best" automated testing tool can be a daunting task. |
Dave Kapelanski, Compuware Corporation
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