Tag: penetration-testing
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NSFOCUS Licensed for SOC and Pentest Service in Malaysia in Accordance with Cyber Security Act 2024
Santa Clara, Calif. January 23, 2025 NSFOCUS, a global provider of intelligent hybrid security solutions, today announced that it has received two security service licenses from the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) of Malaysia, being one of the first licensed companies that can provide two crucial services in Malaysia: Managed SOC (Security Operations Center)…The post…
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HackGATE: Setting New Standards for Visibility and Control in Penetration Testing Projects
Imagine receiving a penetration test report that leaves you with more questions than answers. Questions like, “Were all functionalities of the web app tested?” or ” Were there any security issues that could have been identified during testing?” often go unresolved, raising concerns about the thoroughness of the security testing. This frustration is common among…
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Forward-Thinking Industry Leaders Sponsor Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2025
Eskenzi PR are proud to announce that KnowBe4, Mimecast, Varonis, Bridewell, Certes, and Pentest Tools have joined BT as sponsors for this year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards. The 5th annual event, held at the iconic BT Tower on the 26th February 2025, aims to celebrate trailblazers from across the cybersecurity industry who are…
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DORA’s Deadline Looms: Navigating the EU’s Mandate for Threat Led Penetration Testing
With DORA’s January 2025 compliance deadline approaching, financial institutions must embrace rigorous testing, tailored threat profiles, and continuous vigilance to safeguard against cyber threats. The post DORA’s Deadline Looms: Navigating the EU’s Mandate for Threat Led Penetration Testing appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/doras-deadline-looms-navigating-the-eus-mandate-for-threat-led-penetration-testing/
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Horizon3 launches NodeZero Kubernetes pentesting
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/horizon3-launches-nodezero-kubernetes-pentesting
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Beware cybersecurity tech that’s past its prime, 5 areas to check or retire
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, attack, authentication, breach, bug-bounty, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, firewall, Hardware, network, password, penetration-testing, risk, router, siem, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustCybersecurity leaders can choose from an ever-expanding list of digital tools to help them ward off attacks and, based on market projections, they’re implementing plenty of those options.Gartner predicts a 15% increase in cybersecurity spending for 2025, with global expenditures expected to reach $212 billion in the upcoming year. The research and consulting firm says…
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How to Capitalize on 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Pentesting
Continuous testing is a major contributor to cybersecurity that’s so advanced, integrated and proactive that it doesn’t just prevent an attack but wards off attackers altogether. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/how-to-capitalize-on-5-trends-shaping-the-future-of-pentesting/
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The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day
As a company fortunate enough to have and maintain our own pentesting team, we often do outreach with other organizations to assist with or provide our expertise in offensive … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/10/sms-authentication-weakness/
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Scaling penetration testing through smart automation
In this Help Net Security interview, Marko Simeonov, CEO of Plainsea, discusses how organizations can move beyond compliance-driven penetration testing toward a more … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/08/marko-simeonov-plainsea-penetration-testing-automation/
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Gen AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape by democratizing vulnerability hunting
Tags: ai, api, apt, attack, bug-bounty, business, chatgpt, cloud, computing, conference, credentials, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, github, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, open-source, openai, penetration-testing, programming, rce, RedTeam, remote-code-execution, service, skills, software, sql, tactics, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayGenerative AI has had a significant impact on a wide variety of business processes, optimizing and accelerating workflows and in some cases reducing baselines for expertise.Add vulnerability hunting to that list, as large language models (LLMs) are proving to be valuable tools in assisting hackers, both good and bad, in discovering software vulnerabilities and writing…
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Active Directory Pentesting Using Netexec Tool: A Complete Guide
Active Directory (AD) penetration testing is an essential part of the security assessment of enterprise networks. The Netexec tool offers a wide range of capabilities First seen on hackingarticles.in Jump to article: www.hackingarticles.in/active-directory-pentesting-using-netexec-tool-a-complete-guide/
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TCP-, UDP-, und ICMP-Pakete als hilfreiche Info-Quellen für Admins – Open Source Pentesting: Hping3, tcpdump und ptunnel in der Praxis
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/netzwerkanalyse-schwachstellensuche-hping3-tcpdump-ptunnel-a-e73ac407d905b15c6f349af0b1bfa4d7/
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PentestGPT A ChatGPT Powered Automated Penetration Testing Tool
GBHackers come across a new ChatGPT-powered Penetration testing Tool called >>PentestGPT>GreyDGL,
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Turning Insights into Action: The Importance of Vulnerability Remediation after VAPT
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) has become an essential practice for organizations aiming to secure their digital assets. However, identifying vulnerabilities is only half the battle; the real challenge lies in addressing them effectively. This is where vulnerability remediation comes into play. It is the critical step that turns insights from VAPT into actionable……
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NIS2 Penetration Testing and Compliance
Tags: attack, breach, compliance, cyber, data, finance, nis-2, penetration-testing, ransomware, threatEvery day, we hear about security threats and attacks on organisations. These threats can range from ransomware and data breaches to leakage of sensitive data. There is no denying that cyber threats have been on the rise, and many organisations have fallen victim to these attacks, leading to financial and reputational losses. Hence, it is……
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Detection Engineer’s Guide to Powershell Remoting
Tags: access, attack, automation, computer, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cyberattack, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, firewall, guide, hacker, malicious, microsoft, mitre, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, powershell, risk, service, siem, threat, tool, update, windowsPowershell Remoting is a powerful feature in Windows that enables IT administrators to remotely execute commands, manage configurations, and automate tasks across multiple systems in a network. Utilizing Windows Remote Management (WinRM), it facilitates efficient management by allowing centralized control over endpoints, making it an essential tool for system administrators to streamline operations and maintain…
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The Future of Network Security: Automated Internal and External Pentesting
In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, safeguarding your organization against cyberattacks is more critical than ever. Traditional penetration testing (pentesting), while effective, often falls short due to its high costs, resource requirements, and infrequent implementation. Automated internal and external network pentesting is a game-changing solution, empowering organizations to stay First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Top tips for CISOs running red teams
Red team is the de facto standard in offensive security testing when you want to know how all security investments, from technological controls to user training to response procedures, work together when subjected to a targeted attack. Unlike penetration testing, which aims to comprehensively assess a system, or purple team, which assesses detection and response…
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NSFOCUS’s Coogo: An Automated Penetration Testing Tool
Tags: attack, cloud, container, cyber, network, open-source, penetration-testing, software, tool, vulnerabilityThe video above demonstrates an automated penetration test in a simple container escape scenario. In this video, in addition to using NSFOCUS’s open-source cloud-native cyber range software Metarget (for quickly and automatically building vulnerable cloud-native target machine environments), NSFOCUS’s own developed cloud-native attack suite Coogo is also utilized. Today, we will provide a brief introduction…The…
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HackSynth : Autonomous Pentesting Framework For Simulating Cyberattacks
HackSynth is an autonomous penetration testing agent that leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to solve Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges without human intervention. It utilizes a two-module architecture: a planner to create commands and a summarizer to understand the hacking process’s current state by employing contextual information from past commands to make future decisions and…
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EU enacts new laws to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and coordination
Tags: ai, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, healthcare, infrastructure, law, network, penetration-testing, privacy, regulation, risk, service, soc, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThe European Union has enacted two new laws to bolster its cybersecurity defenses and coordination mechanisms. The measures, part of the cybersecurity legislative package, include the Cyber Solidarity Act and amendments to the Cybersecurity Act (CSA).These steps aim to improve the EU’s ability to detect, prepare for, and respond to cyber threats while fostering uniformity…
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Salesforce Applications Vulnerability Could Allow Full Account Takeover
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Salesforce applications that could potentially allow a full account takeover. The vulnerability, uncovered during a penetration testing exercise, hinges on misconfigurations within Salesforce Communities, particularly exploiting the Salesforce Lightning component framework. The implications of this vulnerability are severe, affecting both data security and privacy. Attackers could gain access…
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Automating parts of Active Directory pentests with BloodHound CE
BloodHound is one of the essential tools for every Penetration Tester and Red Teamer and with the new release of BloodHound CE, BloodHound got some ve… First seen on 8com.de Jump to article: www.8com.de/cyber-security-blog/bloodhound-ce-and-automating-parts-of-ad-pentests