TestDevLab's Mid-August Newsletter 2024
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It’s halfway through August and as summer is wrapping up many people are starting to say “Summer is ending”. Let's reboot your enthusiasm with our mid-month tech roundup!
In this mid-month edition:
Quantum Powered Cyber Security
Whilst quantum computers aren’t going to be commonplace for some time yet, their impact is still being felt in a big way in the tech world.
The rise of quantum computing is changing the tech landscape so much so, that we’re seeing the first set of standards for post-quantum cryptography. But what does this mean and why is it important?
These standards represent a final set of encryption tools designed to withstand the attack of a quantum computer and are important due to the vast gap in capabilities between even the most powerful traditional computer and quantum computing. ?For example, currently, most organizations use an RSA algorithm to keep things like the internet connection to your bank safe, and while cracking these codes would take a decade with a computer most people use today, it’s child’s play to a quantum computer. So the need to understand how to counter the threat of a quantum attack will be key to protecting user data and privacy to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
Whilst urgency is low this standard is in the peripheries of businesses reliant on the RSA encryption method such as financial and military institutions, and experts have urged businesses to start looking at how these standards could be incorporated into their systems.
At TestDevLab we know that incorporating best practices into your processes is a cornerstone of success, and whilst quantum threats are still in the future, there are real everyday threats that should be addressed today.
The Rising Issue of AI Creating Buggy & Vulnerable Software
As businesses seek to take advantage of AI to gain an edge over their competition, their developers are ever more reliant on AI to write their code. At first, the advantages of using AI are clear to a business, as developers can write about 50% more code if they use AI tools. However, the code produced and deployed has proven problematic, as without proper QA checks, the code written by generative-AI from large language models is often poorly written, highly vulnerable, and error-filled. This has led to countless errors and vulnerabilities in released products.
These errors and vulnerabilities are major headaches to businesses when customers encounter them, or worse when hackers take advantage of them. This can cost a business their reputation and millions of dollars in damages. The problem is worsened by the fact that when developers try to quickly patch issues, they rely on AI again to speed up the process, but, as Purdue University found, when ChatGPT was used to find coding errors, it was wrong 52% of the time.
This shows us that whilst AI is a great tool, it shouldn’t be relied upon for coding or for QA, and only by having a team of experts integrated into the software development cycle from the get-go can a product be released with confidence.
Here at TestDevLab, we know the only way to gain a real competitive edge over the competition is through thorough QA testing that ensures your products deliver time after time.
Zoom’s 2024 Video and Audio Performance Report Gets Published
This month, Zoom published its 2024 Video and Audio Performance Report for Zoom Workplace.
This report covers how Zoom Workplace’s audio and video quality compares to that of its competitors under a variety of different conditions and uses competitive intelligence and insights to validate audio and video performance.
TestDevLab was thrilled to have been part of this report, working with Zoom to produce and validate the data presented in the report. If you want to take Software QA as seriously as Zoom does, reach out to our Audio & Video testing experts.
Read the full Zoom report here
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In Future Vision, we aim to give you an insight into the hottest upcoming tech world developments.
This month we look at something normally quite dull - cement. But this cement is different. This is the cement that could turn buildings into giant batteries.
As the world’s ever-growing hunger for energy increases, scientists and world leaders have been tasked with the challenge of meeting these needs, and in the most sustainable ways possible. This means investing in renewable resources, such as solar and wind power. But the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, so the next question is: how do we store this energy for when it’s needed and not being produced?
Experts are skeptical about the ability of lithium batteries to meet the world's storage needs, mines are environmentally damaging and can’t keep up with demand. That’s where the research into this concrete comes in.
This carbon-based concrete can store energy and has already been proven to power LED lights. These carbon-cement supercapacitors could reduce our dependence on lithium and store the energy we need into the very buildings we live in.
Whilst it’s still a long way off, it’s exciting to see how in our ever-evolving tech world humans rise to meet the challenges posed.
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