In the summer of 2017, tons of devices across the globe were jeopardized by a computer virus that goes by the name of ‘Wannacry.’ To those who have suffered astronomical amount of losses, the name itself is enough to send chills down the spine. Some of the biggest losses were tolerated by the National Health Services, United Kingdom. The larger details on how this virus originated, how did it affect the softwares, and how gruesome it was, can be easily found with some research.
The important question to ask is, why did it infect the devices in the first place? And how did it manage to attack the NHS servers of UK, that affected more than 19,000 appointments and put the patient’s crucial data at the brink of high risk?
Sometimes, the most complex questions, have the most simple answers. At its most fundamental level, lack of quality assurance & testing left the backdoor open for the virus to penetrate. After the attack, Symantec had advised users saying, ‘Keep your operating system and other software updated. Software updates will frequently include patches for newly discovered security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by ransomware attackers.’
The real importance of QA testing for your organization or even for your personal device, cannot be stressed enough, it can only be experienced at the time of such adversities.
To prepare yourself for any unforeseen circumstances, here are 5 software quality assurance and testing tools to watch in 2019.
Selenium is a portable framework for testing web applications. It comprises of four tools viz Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, Selenium Web Drive, and Selenium Grid. It is an easy to use tool which is freely available and supports different browsers. Jason Huggins developed Selenium in 2004, which is now largely popular and has a strong presence as an automated tool.
SilkTest can be called as a robust automation tool that is often highly regarded when it comes to testing web and enterprise applications. It acts as a functional testing tool as well as regression testing tool, making it cost-effective. SilkTest is a great time saver that tests scripts indigenously on multiple platforms and browsers.
Another fantastic tool from Micro Focus Labs after SilkTest is LoadRunner. It is a fantastic load which identifies performance bottlenecks using logic integrated real-time performance monitors. This helps organizations leverage application-layer and code-level data for root cause and analytics. LoadRunner is often used in software quality assurance and testing services in order to identify errors and correct
them before deployment of the product.
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