In broad perspective, security testing can be divided into six basic concepts: Here is a brief introduction of them but I would suggest exploring more onto each of them individually.

Availability: Assuring that for any information system which is there to serve its purpose, should be available when needed and these information & communications services are available and maintained for authorized persons when needed.
Authentication: Assuring …

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We need to speak the same language.

There are very few QAs I personally know who have taken any formal class in Software testing or Quality Assurance. Most of  had completed degrees or diplomas in computer science and there are really no special class to learn how to test software products. If you do have one, then consider yourself  luckier than most of us.
So most self learning continues while on the job.  One …

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