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Security testing is becoming essential for every business. Undetected bugs and security vulnerabilities can lead to expensive consequences or even losses that businesses can’t recover from. Security issues are usually considered when developing web and SaaS solutions. However, security matters for each and every product, no matter what goals it serves and what technologies it uses. At Apriorit, we always include security testing in our quality assurance strategies. In this article, we focus on some…

One of the biggest risks with software security is the opaque nature of verification tools and processes, and the potential for false negatives not covered by a particular verification technique (e.g. automated dynamic testing). Despite many best practices around secure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) most organizations tend to primarily rely on testing to build secure software. One of the most significant byproducts from current methods of testing is that organizations rarely understand what is being tested – and more…

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) evaluated 13 “free” e-file tax sites recommended by the IRS against both their own rigorous standards and the IRS’s less stringent security measures. OTA categorized the sites into two groups: Honor Roll or Failed. Six sites, or 46% of those audited, failed OTA’s cybersecurity tests. One of the sites did not even meet the IRS’s own requirements. OTA audited the 13 e-file tax sites shown above between February 2 and February 18, 2016. The sites were…