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Mobile app security testing: a practitioner reviewing a mobile application on screen

Mobile App Security Testing: A Practical Guide for 2026

TL;DR: Mobile app security testing validates that an app protects user data, resists common attacks, and meets compliance standards across iOS and Android. The OWASP Mobile Top 10 (2024 update) defines the most critical risk categories. This guide covers practical testing methods from static analysis to dynamic scanning, API security validation, and how ContextQA integrates […]

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synthetic test data

What Is Synthetic Test Data? GDPR Safe Testing Without Production Data

TL;DR: Synthetic test data is artificially generated data that mimics the statistical properties and structure of real production data without containing any actual personal information. The Capgemini World Quality Report 2024-25 identifies test data availability as the number one blocker to faster software releases, while cumulative GDPR fines have reached 5.88 billion euros since 2018. […]

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playwright vs selenium

Playwright vs Selenium vs Cypress in 2026: Which to Use

TL;DR: Playwright has overtaken Selenium as the most used automation framework for the first time. 2026 benchmark data shows Playwright at 45.1% adoption among QA professionals, Selenium declining to 22.1%, and Cypress holding at 14.4%. Playwright wins on speed (direct browser protocol vs WebDriver overhead), auto waiting (60% fewer flaky tests in benchmarks), and parallel […]