Data masking and tokenization both protect sensitive data by replacing it with something safer to handle. They solve different problems, though, and choosing the wrong one adds cost or leaves a gap. This post defines each clearly, sets them side by side on the criteria that drive the decision, and gives you a framework for […]
In July 2024, a single software update affected roughly 8.5 million Windows devices. CrowdStrike’s preliminary post-incident report found that a flaw in the company’s Content Validator let a faulty update pass integrity checks it should have failed. That is a pattern behind many go-live failures. A verification step gets skipped, compressed, or trusted when it […]
Do you want to ensure that your software releases meet the highest quality standards, while also satisfying security and compliance requirements? Release management is a crucial process that can help you achieve this goal. In today’s fast-paced business world, where software development is becoming increasingly complex, adopting a robust release management process can make […]
Testing is an integral and vital part of creating software. In fact, test code is as important as your production code. When you create test code, you need to create test data for your code to work against. This post is about the different types of test data that are used in software testing. I’ll elaborate […]
For years, CA Test Data Manager was one of the default answers in the test data management category. That context changed when Broadcom acquired CA Technologies in 2018, a deal Broadcom valued at roughly $18.9 billion in equity and one that CA’s own legal counsel described as the largest sale of an enterprise software company […]