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Title	Web application security: Getting QA involved
Type	News
Source	ITworld.com 08/02/2006
Summary	Quality assurance (QA) departments have traditionally focused on functional testing -- making sure that an application works properly and performs tasks seamlessly. But it is increasingly important for the QA department to be involved in application security testing, a process that includes complex checks, such as testing for SQL injection and cross-site scripting. continue

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