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HIPAA Compliance Testing in Software Applications

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations must be followed by any software used in the healthcare industry that manages electronic patient health information (ePHI). Federal law outlines requirements to guarantee that private patient health information is not disclosed without the subject's consent.

If patient data is handled, regardless of whether your company creates a mobile app, web app, or any other IoT system, the software must comply with HIPAA requirements. Testing healthcare applications is crucial for this reason. HIPAA compliance violations can result in severe fines and patient data theft.

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Know Why Super Apps Are on Emerging Rise

We all live in a technologically advanced world where software applications have become essential to life. If this software malfunctions, it isn’t incorrect to say that our daily lives could completely halt.

As technology spreads worldwide, existing tech hubs have developed an upgraded platform called the ‘Super App.’ Although the term was coined by Mike Lazaridis (Founder of Blackberry) in 2010, its impact in the real world has recently increased.

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Edge Computing: Implementation, Advantages, and Disadvantages

The range of enterprise technology at present has taken a big leap. The race to ‘achieve more in less time‘ has been the motto that is being followed by many organizations around the globe. Increasing processing capability at the edge has become a popular trend in recent years, providing the groundwork for autonomous systems. As a result, firms may increase efficiency and production while employees can focus on higher-value jobs.

What Do You Understand About Edge Computing?

Edge computing is a distributed/network computing strategy in which processing takes place near the point where data is collected and processed rather than on a centralized server or in the cloud. With this new architecture, you have access to sensors that collect data and edge servers that securely analyze data in real-time and on-site. You may also connect additional devices to the network, such as mobile phones, computers, etc.

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API Testing for Open Banking Operations

The United Kingdom is often regarded as a pioneer in Open Banking Operations. It's been three years since the United Kingdom (UK) implemented the second payments services directive (PSD2), which required a few large banks to share consumer data with permitted third-party providers and startups. Furthermore, it permitted third parties to interact directly with banks with no involvement. 

Let us dig deep into the actual concept of Open Banking and what is the role of testing in streamlining various processes. 

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Zero Trust Security Model to Safeguard Software Apps

We've all heard a lot about digital transformation and how it affects the IT world. Each of these technologies, whether it's big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), or cloud computing, has made a significant contribution to a range of enterprises. Few people, however, talk about the complexity they add, especially in the context of business network infrastructures.

The fences are crumbling, and there is a hazy peripheral that is causing security concerns.

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Why Continuous Performance Testing for Retail Apps Matters

The retail industry has been actively adopting digital transformation in order to provide a better user experience. According to current trends, the reliance on digital channels has been enormous, placing them at the core of all significant online retail operations.

Mobile sales increased by 68 percent in 2020 and are anticipated to surpass other channels as the largest source of all sales by the end of this year. Can you identify the true reason for increased sales using retail mobile applications? The answer is "digital confidence."

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5 Great Ways To Achieve Complete Automation With AI and ML

Introduction

Automation in the testing domain has evolved a lot when it comes to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning specifically. Self-driven cars, bots, and the famous Amazon-owned product, Alexa are some of the basic examples of how AL and ML have influenced our lives and day-to-day activities. With updated application software and devices making users' lives easier than ever, emphasis on the demand for product quality for users has increased. Customers are becoming intolerant to product defects with the number of alternatives available to them to switch in the market. The statistics mentioned below are true when talking about the loyalty a customer can portray for a particular product or service for a company.

"91% of non-complainers just leave and 13% of them tell 15 more people about their bad experience for a product." 

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How to Conduct Accessibility Testing on Android Devices

As per recent research by the World Health Organization, roughly 15% of the worldwide population is ‘specially-abled’ in some form or another. Developers creating a mobile application for all need to keep this 15% in mind. Other than creating dedicated applications for differently-abled people, making sure the current applications are disabled-friendly is a moral responsibility for every developer to ensure all their users are able to access their application with ease.

To accelerate this process, innovative tools are used to check if the applications are functioning as per the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines or WCAG. This is where accessibility testing comes into the picture. Accessibility testing helps identify errors in software and functions incorporated in your systems and mobile phones to ensure that an application is accessible to people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.

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Top 7 Security Measures for IoT Systems

It is important to understand that the Internet of Things (IoT) is based on the concept of providing remote user access anywhere around the world to acquire data, operate computers, and other devices. The widespread IoT network includes computing devices along with unrelated machines that are solely responsible to transfer data excluding human-to-computer or human-to-human involvement.

The outbreak of technology and vitality smart devices in diverse sectors such as energy, finance, government, etc, makes it imperative to focus on their security standards. As per security firm, Kaspersky, close to one-third (28%) of companies managing IoT systems were threatened with attacks impacting their internet-connected devices during the year 2019. Furthermore, almost 61% of organizations are actively making use of IoT platforms; thereby, enhancing the overall scope for IoT security in the coming years.

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5 Mobile App Testing Trends to Surface in 2020

The role of mobile apps in the currently thriving modernized setup has acquired an imperative stature. It is primarily to enhance the scale of convenience both at the consumer and enterprise-level that mobile apps have grown to become a major hit!

For the success of any software or application, there are different stages of testing. App quality is the foremost factor that predicts the success of a particular mobile application. Over the years, mobile app testing trends have shown serious variations. The sole reason for this shift can be attributed to the rising count of mobile devices.