Apply QA provides a variety of software quality assurance and engineering books.
These books offer everyone opportunity to learn QA basics to more advanced strategic topics.
Part of Apply QA’s mission is to provide relevant and applicable quality assurance information to help educate people on software quality assurance, quality control (testing), and quality engineering.
These are short educational books meant to teach you core quality concepts allowing the reader to enhance their knowledge and bring proven methods.
The QA Advantage
The QA Advantage provides the reader with Quality Assurance methods that provide your existing business or startup with quality-related competitive advantages.
This book will showcase the key subjects of quality assurance and quality engineering. We take a proactive and strategic approach that will lay out quality assurance subject areas, key descriptions, purpose, impacts to revenue if not implemented, and positive or negative real-world results.
Key subject areas within this book include the following:
• Test Strategy
• Test Management
• Increasing Test Maturity
• Quality Improvement Process
• Service Virtualization Testing
• Database Virtualization
• DevOps QA
• Quality Revenue Impacts
Software Testing Series – Basics (Revision 2024)
Technology is continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, this series is meant to familiarize yourself with key software testing concepts.
Key Software Testing Topics Covered:
• Key Testing Terms
• Testing Levels
• Strategy & Prep
• Execution
• Debugging
• Functional vs Non-Functional
• White Box vs Black Box
• Tools
Software Testing Series – Test Strategy
Technology is continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, this series is meant to familiarize yourself with key software testing concepts.
Key Software Testing Topics Covered:
• What is a Test Strategy
• Definitions
• Scoping
• Testing Types (10+)
• Test Management
• Testing Responsibilities
• Test Plan
• Test Reporting
• Test Strategy vs Test Plan
Software Testing Series – Security Testing
Technology is continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, this series is meant to familiarize yourself with key software testing concepts.
Security Testing
Key Software Testing Topics Covered:
• Why Important
• Understand the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• When does security testing start?
• Static Software Testing (SAST)
• Dynamic Software Testing (DAST)
• Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Scanning, Auditing, Monitoring
• Other proactive controls
• Cloud Security Testing
• Cloud Security Tools
• Security Testing for AI and ML
• Types of Security Testing for AI and ML
Identity and Data Protection for the Average Person (Revision 2024)
Identity and Data Protection for the Average Person underscores the importance of protecting your personal identity and data.
The author takes industry best practices and apply’s them to everyday home use. Learn about 3 main attacks on your personal data; along with recommendations for securing your personal data.
Understanding the reasons why data is collected or stolen in the first place gives the average person an advantage to combat and reduce your risk.