Welcome to a new edition of our software testing and QA bulletin featuring the latest software testing news. This week we feature stories on bugs in Word, Malaysian Software Testing Board are working with third parties and more.
Malaysian Software Testing Board Goes into the Wild
“We also found that not enough time was given for testing, with the scope and depth of the testing insufficient”
Starting in 2009, the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu), the Government ICT agency brought in the Malaysian Software Testing Board (MSTB) as the independent software tester for a number of projects it was developing with third party’s. The results have been positive. Read More here
Tech Industry behind on Software Security
“Some vulnerabilities are the straightforward result of bugs, but some emerge without there necessarily being a bug in the code.”
HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos shares his thoughts on software security in the tech industry and where he thinks the industry is going wrong. Read More here
Microsoft to Patch Word Software Bug
“The exploit connects to a remote server (controlled by the attacker), downloads a file that contains HTML application content, and executes it as an .hta file”
A vulunuribility in Micirosoft Word is set to be patched next week after a number of users got in touch with the company about it. The security bug was first reported by McAfee. The vulnerability can bypass most exploit mitigations.
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