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The future of testing with Launchable

In this video with with Kohsuke Kawaguchi (KK) from Launchable and Viktor Farcic we talk about testing K8s applications. Do we really need to write all the tests every time we make a change to the source code or make a release? That could take minutes or even hours. Wouldn’t it be better to run only the tests related to the changes we are making or the phase of the lifecycle of an application? Is the future of testing in AI and ML?

Achieve Excellence in Continuous Testing by Knowing Your Product - Part 1

This is part one of a two-part series. Achieving excellence in continuous testing is not just about mastering all the new tools, programming languages, and frameworks. It involves developing a deep understanding of the product you are testing. What follows are some tips that can help. I think a lot about what it takes to be a good tester.

Achieve Excellence in Continuous Testing by Knowing Your Product - Part 2

This is part two of a two-part series. If you have not done so, read Part 1. Achieving excellence in continuous testing is not just about mastering all the new tools, programming languages, and frameworks. It involves developing a deep understanding of the product you are testing. What follows are some additional tips that can help.

Tips for Javascript Perfomance Testing

No user likes to spend time waiting for a web page to load. No web developer likes a website or app to fail either. It’s important to focus on creating quick loading pages with error-free code. JavaScript is used to build the majority of the dynamic, real-time applications. JavaScript’s strength is in the context of apps that update content dynamically with minimal latency. JavaScript performance testing should be a priority for ensuring a good end user experience and optimal performance.

CI/CD and Security Testing Automation with CircleCI and NeuraLegion

Join CircleCI and NeuraLegion for a hands-on workshop around automating CI/CD and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST). Benefits of CI/CD Benefits of shifting AppSec left What is Developer Focused DAST? How to automate DAST and CI/CD We'll utilize CircleCI orbs during a 50 minute hands-on workshop to integrate a NexPloit engine into a CircleCI pipeline. We'll cover tips for pipeline failure, recommit, and rescan. Lastly, we’ll review results in NeuraLegion's dashboard.

What Is Metasploit?

In this quick guide for cybersecurity professionals, we’ve invited some of our favourite security experts who have previously worked with Metasploit to explain why this tool is so valuable for conducting effective penetration tests and network reconnaissance tasks. Our first expert Michael Roninson, Security Expert at Cerber Tech gives a brief overview of this tool and how to use it in his response below;

The path to production: how and where to segregate test environments

Bringing a new tool into an organization is no small task. Adopting a CI/CD tool, or any other tool should follow a period of research, analysis and alignment within your organization. In my last post, I explained how the precursor to any successful tool adoption is about people: alignment on purpose, getting some “before” metrics to support your assessment, and setting expectations appropriately.