Security Testing

Tutorials

TM Security Testing for Testing Professionals

Jeff Payne, Coveros, Inc.

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 1:00pm

Today’s software applications are often security critical, making security testing an essential part of a software quality program. Unfortunately, most testers have not been taught how to effectively test the security of the software applications they validate. Join Jeff Payne as he shares what you need to know to integrate effective security testing into your everyday software testing activities. Learn how software vulnerabilities are introduced into code and exploited by hackers. Discover how to define and validate security requirements.

Concurrent Sessions

T23 Ensuring Security through Continuous Testing

Jeremy Faircloth, UnitedHealth Group

Thu, 05/08/2014 - 3:00pm

Many companies develop strong software development practices that include ongoing testing throughout the development lifecycle but fail to account for the testing of security-related use cases. This leads to security controls being tacked on to an application just before it goes to production. With security controls implemented in this manner, more security vulnerabilities will be found with less time to correct them.