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Yahoo! Ups Bug Bounties after T-Shirt GateJoining the ranks of Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla, and others, Yahoo! will now offer payments or so-called bounties to developers and security researchers for finding security vulnerabilities in their software and applications. This move is not without some controversy. | 
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The Four Cs of Extending DevOps with Cloud AutomationCombining DevOps with a hybrid cloud architecture breaks down the traditional barriers between development, QA, and IT operations organizations and removes the silos that constrain enterprise development. Sumit Mehrotra explains how this combination makes DevOps and the cloud even more powerful. | 
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Why Is Configuration Management Important?Joe Townsend explains configuration management's importance to an organization. As CM managers, we can sometimes get so deep into the details of what we do that we struggle to answer the simple questions for our user base. | 
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Google Raises the Stakes for Bug BountiesTo keep security bug reports coming in for their bug bounty programs, Google is willing to write bigger checks. The company announced that it is raising security rewards—up to five times higher in some cases—for its Chromium program. Pamela Rentz highlights the recent bug bounty program changes. |
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What Role Does Configuration Management Play in Requirements Analysis? Once the inception phase of your project has been completed, a project will enter the requirements analysis phase. Joe Townsend explains the role that configuration management (CM) and quality assurance/control (QA/QC) plays during this phase of a project’s lifecycle. |
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The Growing Need for Nonfunctional Testing on Mobile DevicesWith the increased versatility of mobile devices, it is becoming necessary as a mobile application tester to keep in mind not only the mobile functional elements at play, but more importantly the mobile nonfunctional elements when determining the test scope. | 
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Software Testers—Are You Effective Bug Advocates?Bug advocacy goes beyond bug reports and has more to do with what happens outside the realm of a defect tracking system. Anuj Magazine looks at the skills needed to be an effective bug advocate: ability to convey bad news, influential work relationships, and a positive influence on stakeholders. | 
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Look at Application Lifecycle Management during Project InceptionDuring a project’s inception phase various tasks usually take place. Joe Townsend takes a look at application lifecycle management (ALM) during the early stages of a project and what roles configuration management (CM), quality assurance (QA), and quality control (QC) play. |
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