Whenever I have talked about security issues, either as a member of a team, or consulting with a client, one of the questions I often get asked is “is this really a problem”? Well, invariably, the answer from me is often “Yes”. But not without caveats. There are of course circumstances in which a potential […]
Mission Fuzzable? Fuzzing is not a new testing technique. Although it wasn’t called Fuzzing at the time, Gerry Weinberg talks about his experiences with this test technique whilst working at IBM, and on the Mercury rocket project in the 1950s. We didn’t call it fuzzing back in the 1950s, but it was our standard practice […]
This is the first in a series of blog posts around my growing and developing thoughts about security in the Quality and Testing space. This writing will, I hope, explore some of my learning, discoveries, experiences and frustrations with testing and quality processes and organisations with regard to security. It is my long term aim […]
Dear Dad, Saying goodbye to you has been difficult. You haven’t been aware, but I have been sharing my perspective on our shared journey in recent years. Talking and writing to my friends and colleagues who inhabit my life, and shared me with you. Your journey has been difficult in recent years, but not […]
The other night I went to see First Man, the Neil Armstrong biopic, directed by Damien Chazelle, and starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy. Without going into too much about the plot (basically the follows Armstrong’s life during the Gemini and Appollo Missions) and quality of the film, I can tell you it is an absolute […]
There have been many mornings in the last two or three years where I just have not wanted to wake up. Where my bed has been the most welcoming and comforting place in the world. This, of course, is troublesome, especially when you need to get up to go to a place of work every […]
NB: This blog post is adapted from one I wrote for an internal blog post at work, so it has been sanitised for content. When learning new things, ideas, skills or exploring new perspectives, the image above reflects how I am feeling when I am trying to assimilate and process all the activities I take […]
Introducing Ticket Magpie
We’re all on a continuum. Life will take you in all sorts of strange directions, be it professionally or personally. These are some reflections on some of the goings on I have experienced recently. Goodbyeee Up till the end of September, I had been working at NewVoiceMedia for nearly three years, initially as a contractor, and […]
A change in focus I was lucky enough to be invited to MEWT (Midlands Exploratory Workshop in Testing) last weekend (9/4/2016). The theme was professionalism, or professional testing. Unfortunately I was unable to give my presentation, due to a lack of votes and time. Fortunately however, many of the themes and issues I wanted to […]
The Test Doctor 