Tag: penetration-testing
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Halo Security Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance, Demonstrating Sustained Security Excellence Over Time
Halo Security, a leading provider of external attack surface management and penetration testing services, today announced it has… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/halo-security-achieves-soc-2-type-ii-compliance/
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10 Questions Enterprise Leaders Should Ask Before Running a Red Teaming Exercise
Red Teaming has become one of the most discussed and misunderstood practices in modern cybersecurity. Many organizations invest heavily in vulnerability scanners and penetration tests, yet breaches continue to happen through paths those tools never simulate. Enterprise leaders now ask a deeper question: “Does our security testing completely reflect how attackers will break in?” This……
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News Alert: Halo Security earns SOC 2 Type II certification, shows sustained operational security
MIAMI, Jan. 22, 2026, CyberNewswire, Halo Security, a leading provider of external attack surface management and penetration testing services, today announced it has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance following an extensive multi-month audit by Insight Assurance.”¦ (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/news-alert-halo-security-earns-soc-2-type-ii-certification-shows-sustained-operational-security/
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Halo Security Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance, Demonstrating Sustained Security Excellence Over Time
Miami, Florida, January 22nd, 2026, CyberNewsWire Halo Security, a leading provider of external attack surface management and penetration testing services, today announced it has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance following an extensive multi-month audit by Insight Assurance. This certification validates that Halo Security’s security controls are not only properly designed but also operate…
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Hackers exploit security testing apps to breach Fortune 500 firms
Threat actors are exploiting misconfigured web applications used for security training and internal penetration testing, such as DVWA, OWASP Juice Shop, Hackazon, and bWAPP, to gain access to cloud environments of Fortune 500 companies and security vendors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-security-testing-apps-to-breach-fortune-500-firms/
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever
Penetration testing has evolved significantly over the past several years. While uncovering exploitable vulnerabilities remains the core goal, the real differentiator today is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/plextrac-pentest-programs-reporting/
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The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever
Penetration testing has evolved significantly over the past several years. While uncovering exploitable vulnerabilities remains the core goal, the real differentiator today is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/plextrac-pentest-programs-reporting/
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From arts degree to cybersecurity: Rona Michele Spiegel brings fresh perspective to cyber leadership
Tags: ai, awareness, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, group, hacking, Hardware, intelligence, jobs, network, office, penetration-testing, privacy, psychology, risk, risk-management, skills, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, vulnerabilityRona Michele Spiegel’s journey to cybersecurity might seem unconventional to some: She studied the arts. But as someone who grew up when computers first appeared and everyone wanted to experiment with them, she did a lot of multimedia work. She was always interested in technology and discussed with art colleagues about where the world was…
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Product showcase: Penetration test reporting with PentestPad
If you’ve done a pentest before, you know things can get messy fast. You start organized, but a few hours in, notes are scattered, screenshots have odd filenames, and small … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/16/product-showcase-pentestpad-penetration-test-reporting/
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Sophisticated VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers
Cloud reconnaissance and adaptability: The malware was designed to detect whether it’s being executed on various cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba, and Tencent and then to start leveraging those vendors’ management APIs. The code suggests the developers plan to add detections for Huawei, DigitalOcean, and Vultr in the future.The malware collects extensive…
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DORA penetration testing and threat-led exercises explained
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces a unified framework for managing ICT risk across the European financial sector, with key requirements, including penetration testing, coming into force in 2026. Its aim is to ensure that regulated organisations, and the critical third-party providers they rely on, can withstand, respond to and recover from operational disruptions.”¦…
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Parrot OS shares its 2026 plans for security tools and platform support
Parrot OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution built for cybersecurity work. Security practitioners use it for penetration testing, digital forensics, malware analysis, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/13/parrot-os-2026-plans-security-platform-roadmap/
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Parrot OS shares its 2026 plans for security tools and platform support
Parrot OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution built for cybersecurity work. Security practitioners use it for penetration testing, digital forensics, malware analysis, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/13/parrot-os-2026-plans-security-platform-roadmap/
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Notorious BreachForums hacking site hit by ‘doomsday’ leak of 324,000 criminal users
Tags: access, breach, crime, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, group, hacking, intelligence, law, leak, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, risk, service, threatHave I Been Pwned, the data breach happened last August, two months before the police takedown of the BreachForums data extortion site after threats by Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters to use it to release one billion records stolen from Salesforce customers.This tallies with the August 11 date on the database leaked last week; that was the…
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What Is Penetration Testing: Tools, Process, and Importance
Web applications, databases, sub-domains, DNS configuration, and public_html are some of the online places where you can never allow a hacker in. If they do, sometimes forcefully, a full account takeover is just a matter of time. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/what-is-penetration-testing/
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What Is Penetration Testing: Tools, Process, and Importance
Web applications, databases, sub-domains, DNS configuration, and public_html are some of the online places where you can never allow a hacker in. If they do, sometimes forcefully, a full account takeover is just a matter of time. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/what-is-penetration-testing/
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The Boardroom Case for Penetration Testing
Cybersecurity risk is no longer an abstract concern relegated to IT teams, it is a material business risk that boards and senior leaders must actively manage.UK government research indicates that around 43% of businesses experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the past year, underlining how common these incidents have become across sector, from”¦…
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GHOSTCREW: AI-Powered Red Team Toolkit Integrating Metasploit, Nmap, and More
A new open-source tool is bridging the gap between artificial intelligence and offensive security operations. GHOSTCREW is an advanced AI red team assistant that leverages Large Language Models (LLMs), Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to automate complex penetration testing tasks through simple natural language commands. Unlike standard chatbots that simply provide code snippets,…
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NeuroSploit v2 Launches as AI-Powered Penetration Testing Framework
Tags: ai, automation, cyber, framework, intelligence, penetration-testing, technology, threat, vulnerabilityNeuroSploit v2 is an advanced AI-powered penetration testing framework designed to automate and enhance offensive security operations. Leveraging cutting-edge large language model (LLM) technology, the framework brings automation to vulnerability assessment, threat simulation, and security analysis workflows. NeuroSploit v2 represents a significant evolution in how organizations approach penetration testing by combining artificial intelligence with established…
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ZeroThreat Review: The Next-Gen Automated Pentesting s DAST Platform
After spending the past few weeks hands-on with ZeroThreat, it’s clear this platform represents a significant step forward in automated security testing. In an era where web applications, APIs, and microservices ship faster than ever, automated pentesting and DAST have become essential”, not optional”, for modern security programs in 2025. ZeroThreat delivers a unified platform…
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Shannon: AI Pentesting Tool That Autonomously Identifies and Exploits Code Vulnerabilities
Keygraph has unveiled Shannon, a fully autonomous artificial intelligence pentester designed to discover and execute real exploits in web applications. Unlike conventional vulnerability scanners that generate false positives, Shannon bridges a critical security gap by delivering proof-of-concept exploits that demonstrate actual risk before attackers do. The modern development workflow has created a significant security paradox. Teams…
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Shannon: AI Pentesting Tool That Autonomously Identifies and Exploits Code Vulnerabilities
Keygraph has unveiled Shannon, a fully autonomous artificial intelligence pentester designed to discover and execute real exploits in web applications. Unlike conventional vulnerability scanners that generate false positives, Shannon bridges a critical security gap by delivering proof-of-concept exploits that demonstrate actual risk before attackers do. The modern development workflow has created a significant security paradox. Teams…
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Kali Linux 2025.4: New tools and >>qualitylife<< improvements
OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.4, a new version of its widely used penetration testing and digital forensics platform. Most of the changes are related to appearance and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/15/kali-linux-2025-4-new-tools-improvements/
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Penetrationstests senken Kosten für Cyberversicherungen
Tags: penetration-testing69 Prozent der Firmen überzeugt: Kontinuierliches Pentesting hat Einfluss auf Versicherungsprämien BaFin: Markt für betriebliche Cyberversicherungen wächst rasant, Prämien steigen stetig Sicherheitsexperte Dennis Weyel: »Angesichts der sich verschärfenden Bedrohungslage werden kontinuierliche Pentest-Nachweise bald Voraussetzung sein, um Cyberrisiken überhaupt noch versichern zu können.« Unternehmen können ihre Kosten für Cyberversicherungen deutlich senken, indem sie regelmäßige Penetrationstests… First…
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Penetrationstests senken Kosten für Cyberversicherungen
Tags: penetration-testing69 Prozent der Firmen überzeugt: Kontinuierliches Pentesting hat Einfluss auf Versicherungsprämien BaFin: Markt für betriebliche Cyberversicherungen wächst rasant, Prämien steigen stetig Sicherheitsexperte Dennis Weyel: »Angesichts der sich verschärfenden Bedrohungslage werden kontinuierliche Pentest-Nachweise bald Voraussetzung sein, um Cyberrisiken überhaupt noch versichern zu können.« Unternehmen können ihre Kosten für Cyberversicherungen deutlich senken, indem sie regelmäßige Penetrationstests… First…
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Penetrationstests senken Kosten für Cyberversicherungen
Tags: penetration-testing69 Prozent der Firmen überzeugt: Kontinuierliches Pentesting hat Einfluss auf Versicherungsprämien BaFin: Markt für betriebliche Cyberversicherungen wächst rasant, Prämien steigen stetig Sicherheitsexperte Dennis Weyel: »Angesichts der sich verschärfenden Bedrohungslage werden kontinuierliche Pentest-Nachweise bald Voraussetzung sein, um Cyberrisiken überhaupt noch versichern zu können.« Unternehmen können ihre Kosten für Cyberversicherungen deutlich senken, indem sie regelmäßige Penetrationstests… First…