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QA Lesson - Defect vs. Vulnerability

Back in April 2008 one of my very first posts to this blog was titled " Security Vulnerability != Defect; Why? " and it stirred some discussion. Over the past year I've spoken to more QA teams than I can probably remember, and the message...

Published 02-03-2009 8:34 PM by RafalLos

Filed under: terminology, QA
Enterprise Web Application Security: Part 1 - The Foundation

The term " Enterprise Web Application Security Program " has been evolving. Generally referring to a corporate IT program which includes web application code in some way and has traditionally meant either a white-box approach or a black-box...

Published 02-20-2009 3:10 PM by RafalLos

Filed under: web application security, enterprise web application security program
An Unfortunate Case of Learned Behavior

One of my all-time favorite quotes is " When all you have is a hammer, the whole world is a nail "... but lately that quote has started to apply to the practice of web application security programs, and that's causing me to start losing...

Published 02-10-2009 4:25 PM by RafalLos

Filed under: program failures, program secrets, web application security program
Defining Security as a Business Requirement

This post is a follow-up to the previous one on QA: Defect vs. Vulnerability. All the highly-intelligent responses I received got me thinking further, and so here I present my additional thoughts. This may not be revolutionary - but given the response...

Published 02-05-2009 4:53 AM by RafalLos

Filed under: functional specification, quality, process, application security, web application security business case, software quality, software security, QA

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February 2009 - Following the White Rabbit Blog

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QA Lesson - Defect vs. Vulnerability

Enterprise Web Application Security: Part 1 - The Foundation

An Unfortunate Case of Learned Behavior

Defining Security as a Business Requirement