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Security Testing Foundations

Specialize in security testing across platforms. Learn security automation, AI-powered security testing, mobile security, backend security, and hardware security management. Critical skills for modern QA.

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Security Testing Automation Mastery for SDETs – Shift Left & Block Breaches Early (2025-2026 Edition)

Become the guardian who catches vulnerabilities before hackers do. Master OWASP Top 10 automation, shift-left security in CI/CD, use ZAP/Burp programmatically, handle false positives like a pro, test APIs for broken auth & injection — and build pipelines that fail fast on critical risks. 2025-2026 SDET security standards included.

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1. Security Mindset & Threat Modeling

18 min
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2. Automated Security Testing Tools – 2026 Landscape

17 min
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3. Automating Critical Vulnerabilities – Injection, Auth, IDOR

19 min
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4. Your 90-Day Security Automation Roadmap

8 min
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AI in API Testing: Payloads & Validation Mastery for SDETs (2025 Edition)

Master the use of AI to revolutionize API testing in 2025. Learn how to generate realistic, diverse, edge-case-rich payloads with LLMs, validate complex responses against schemas & business rules using AI-assisted checks, create negative scenarios & security payloads, handle dynamic data & versioning, integrate AI generation/validation into CI/CD pipelines, and build maintainable AI-powered API test suites — the cutting-edge skill that dramatically improves coverage, reduces manual effort, and catches subtle bugs in REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs.

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1. AI in API Testing Mindset & 2025 Reality

20 min
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2. AI API Testing Foundations – Tools & Prompt Patterns 2025

19 min
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3. AI API Testing Reliability, Validation & CI/CD Integration

19 min
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4. Your 90-Day AI-Powered API Payload & Validation Mastery Roadmap

10 min
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Backend Performance QA: Identify & Diagnose Bottlenecks Manually

Master manual performance testing for backend systems — measure key metrics, simulate load, analyze logs, pinpoint bottlenecks, and validate graceful degradation under stress.

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1. Performance Fundamentals: Know What "Fast" Really Means

24 min
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2. Manual Methods: Simple but Powerful Load & Stress

20 min
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3. Application: Real-World Backend Performance

27 min
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Mobile Security Automation Mastery for SDETs – Catch Vulnerabilities Before Hackers Do (2025 Edition)

Become the SDET who protects mobile users from data leaks, reverse engineering, MITM attacks, and botnet inclusion. Master OWASP Mobile Top 10 automation, static/dynamic analysis (MobSF, Frida, Burp), runtime hooking, insecure storage checks, CI/CD security gates, and how to build pipelines that fail fast on critical risks — the high-stakes skill that prevents multi-million breaches in fintech, health, and consumer mobile apps in 2025.

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1. Mobile Security Mindset & 2025 Reality

20 min
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2. Mobile Security Automation Foundations – Tools & Patterns 2025

19 min
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3. Mobile Security CI/CD Gates & Real-Device Scanning

19 min
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4. Your 90-Day Mobile Security Automation Mastery Roadmap

10 min
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Hardware QA Management – AI & HIL Strategies (2025-2026 Edition)

Lead Hardware QA in 2026. Master Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), AI Visual Inspection, and Predictive Manufacturing Quality.

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1. Leadership in Hardware

35 min
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2. Process for Hardware

35 min
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3. Next Steps

23 min
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