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August 6, 2019 Biometrics Testing William Miller

Biometric Authentication; Is the Future Password-Less?

Passwords and PINs are not nearly as secure as they should be. According to a recent Verizon investigation, 81 percent of hacker-related breaches happen due to lost or weak passwords. Despite this, poor password habits persist (for example, reusing the same password across multiple accounts both at home and work). Weak passwords make it easy […]

July 31, 2019 Cyber Attacks William Miller

Cybersecurity and IoT Electronics

The stakes have never been higher when it comes to cybersecurity and IoT electronics. Not only is private data on the line, but personal safety is, too, thanks to the advent of things like smart cars and home security systems. Fortunately, there is legislation in place to protect consumers from IoT hackers and the potential […]

July 25, 2019 Automated Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

Manual Versus Automation: Which is Best?

Automation experts often claim that automated testing improves the quality of software and that automated testing tools are an excellent solution for every software testing project. Meanwhile, manual testing proponents will point out that nothing beats human intuition when it comes to locating bugs. And this is the crux of the manual versus automation testing […]

July 22, 2019 Biometrics Testing William Miller

iBeta’s Biometrics Test Facility Gains Mastercard Accreditation

iBeta Quality Assurance has received Mastercard accreditation for its biometrics test lab. The approved scope of the independent testing facility includes biometrics testing for mobile and wearable devices using the modalities of facial recognition, palm recognition, voice recognition and fingerprint recognition. On June 3, 2019, iBeta added Mastercard’s Formal Approval Services (FAD) to its growing […]

July 19, 2019 Game Testing William Miller

How QA Testing is like Playing Video Games

You may have been told they were a waste of time by your parents, but playing video games actually hones the same skills that are critical to performing the best software testing. Exploring Video Games The first thing you want to do in a video game is to explore and check out your surroundings. This […]

July 11, 2019 Automated Testing William Miller

Automation Engagement Flow

Some time ago, I wandered the iBeta halls in search of Test Engineers, specifically, those who work in our Automation, Performance, and Security verticals. I wanted them to write a bit about how they do what they do for the blog. Unfortunately, this was not as easy as I’d hoped. For starters, the typical Engineer […]

July 2, 2019 Automated Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

Test Plan Versus Test Case; What’s the Difference?

Software quality assurance encompasses many unique terms. People who work in this industry are often bombarded with different software terminology and are sometimes bewildered as to what these varying expressions mean. For example, two common terms that cause confusion are “test plan” and “test case”. Here we break down what these terms mean and what […]

June 25, 2019 Software Testing and QA William Miller

The Many Types of Software Testing

Software testing is a catch-all term describing the many ways websites and software applications are tested for quality and performance. It evaluates the functionality of a software program to determine whether or not it meets business, user, and legal requirements. Software testing may involve one or many of any of the following testing types depending, […]

June 18, 2019 Development William Miller

3 Common Issues with the Software Development Process

Software development process issues have been around since the inception of software. Improving software development productivity should be the main focus of all who work on development teams, especially leads and project managers. However, before any issues are addressed, teams must understand which issues might arise during development. Here, we cover three of the most […]

June 14, 2019 Software Testing and QA William Miller

History’s Most Expensive Software Bugs

Computer history is full of spectacular and expensive bugs that cost companies and government entities money, time, reputation — and sometimes, people’s lives. It’s important to learn from our past and software testing is no different. While calculating the full financial damage of software bugs can be difficult, these four bugs were some of history’s […]

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