Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2025

In this entry, lets focus on test day itselfand how to maximize the educational, financial, and professional value of the OSCP exam experience. OffSec has gone to great lengths to make the OSCP a realistic simulation of a black-box penetration test; however, to ensure fair grading and timely results, it comes with inherent limitations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2022

Clearly, preventing fires is better than fighting them……” So, to what extent are we able to protect ourselves from Cybersecurity events? The same symptoms will occur in your IT environment as the malware spreads downloading data and expanding across your global network corrupting backups and leaving little options.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The goal was to make the victims run illegal penetration tests and ransomware attacks unwittingly. They targeted specific profiles such as system administrators who know how to map corporate networks, locate backups and identify users within a system, which are critical steps in ransomware attacks. starting salary.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Detect: Continuous monitoring and detection mechanisms are vital for identifying security events and anomalies. IG3 (Advanced Controls): Designed for larger organizations, IG3 includes comprehensive measures such as penetration testing and advanced threat detection. Daily Backups Ensures regular data backups for recovery.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Run a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform that can enable real time ransomware protection, behavioral analysis, monitoring of traffic and operating system and application log monitoring to provide a holistic overview of your IT infrastructure.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

As part of our continued expansion, we wish to appoint a Technical Cybersecurity Consultant who can conduct security assessments of clients technical infrastructure (M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.) M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.). A detailed understanding of threat analysis and enterprise cyber defence techniques.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 7, 2024

This watershed event underscored the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to sophisticated cyber weapons and the potential for significant disruption, even in the absence of physical conflict. This includes not only technical measures such as backups and redundancy, but also organizational and human factors such as training and awareness.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be used to test proper implementation and configuration. Organizations need to adopt more formal, centralized control and testing to improve resilience and ensure maintained devices.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Despite the continuing surge in ransomware attacks, many vendors provide effective solutions to detect, slow, and even block ransomware or data theft attempts before they become crippling events. 90% report at least 250 security events per week. 30% report at least 1000 security events per week. 54% on-prem infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

Data backups. Here are a few core components of cyber risk assessments: Penetration testing : This type of security risk assessment, also referred to as “penetration testing,” is aimed at simulating what a cyber attacker can see and how your system’s security measures will stand up to the test.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The certification not only requires chip hardware to resist invasive penetration testing, but also mandates audits of the chip design and manufacturing process itself. And even your device backups to the cloud are end-to-end encrypted using Titan in the cloud. This process took us more than three years to complete.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It still must be supported by other technologies such as vulnerability scanning , penetration testing , endpoint detection and response (EDR) , firewalls , SIEM and more. A recent discovery is that they sometimes miss storage and backup systems. Disadvantages of PMaaS. Patch management is not the be all and end all of security.

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

As we approach International Anti-Ransomware Day, we have analyzed the major ransomware events and trends. However, to evade endpoint controls, they also have adopted different techniques, such as using the Windows Command Shell to collect event logs and extract valid usernames.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

Breadcrumbs make application development easier by showing the trails of events that lead to the error(s). Query raw event data across the organization with Discover, Sentry’s query builder. When servers crash and security threats happen, an automatic backup service provides a secure and up-to-date version.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Incident management in cybersecurity is a complex of activities aimed at handling cyber incidents (events) that take place in a given digital ecosystem. The organization’s IT team handles the cyber event. Backup tools help you roll back your system and recover data. What is incident management? Recovery from the incident.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Last Wednesday, an anonymous individual published a file online containing the entirety of twitch.tv’s source code, information about twitch’s internal services and development tools, penetration testing reports and tools, and payouts to prominent Twitch streamers. How do I protect my code and development tools from being leaked?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Applications and websites can be hardened using application security tools or penetration tests to probe for vulnerabilities or coding oversights. Redundant devices or backup devices will generally be required for a resilient architecture and can be used to restore systems quickly after a DDoS attack. Harden Applications.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2024

. • Security team • Apps team • Penetration testers • Deploy vulnerability scanning tools and pentesting frameworks. Plan for backups and restoration. • DBA • Infrastructure Team • Setup backup and recovery software. Define the backup frequency. Test plans through exercises. Follow the secure coding principles.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 12, 2024

Conduct penetration testing and vulnerability assessments periodically to uncover weaknesses in your website’s security infrastructure. Regular Backups Regularly back up your website and business data. Test the backup and restore process periodically. Regularly review and update access controls.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Disaster recovery : Implements redundancy and data backups to improve resilience from inevitable device failures, cybersecurity attacks, or natural disasters. Penetration testing : Tests security controls to verify correct implementation, detect vulnerabilities, and confirm adequate security controls for risk reduction goals.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

do not conduct periodic penetration tests and analyses of the state of maturity of technical and organizational measures taken to reduce cyber risk; when these analyses flag weaknesses, they do not immediately handle them but are added to a “ to-do-list ” without a specific deadline in the short term; and.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2024

Check incident response and disaster recovery: Check that the processes for dealing with security events and recovering from disasters are in place. Inspect monitoring and reporting: Verify the rules, including regular monitoring and reporting of security events. Secure backup storage : Store backups securely offsite.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cloud threats : Assets stored in cloud repositories could be exposed in the event of misconfigured security settings, vulnerabilities that have not been patched in software updates, or if the cloud provider suffers a large-scale breach. Issue media teams corporate devices provisioned with endpoint security tools, instead of BYOD devices.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Conduct frequent security audits and penetration testing: Detect and resolve any vulnerabilities before they are exploited by fraudulent actors to minimize the likelihood of data breaches.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 27, 2020

They are eye-opening: The United States sees the costliest cybersecurity events – the average total cost of $8.19 They are eye-opening: The United States sees the costliest cybersecurity events – the average total cost of $8.19 This results in significant cost savings for cybersecurity events. This was up from 27.9

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Regularly backup your website files so you can restore your files in the event of a breach. Invest in a professional penetration testing service. This will simulate cyberattacks on your systems and applications to test how responsive and how vulnerable they are.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Embedded IoT security for seamless over-the-air (OTA) management Powerful analytics engine for processing millions of IoT events Support for managed and unmanaged devices across hybrid infrastructures Monitor IoT performance for cloud, APIs , apps, devices, networks, and more Global threat intelligence informing endpoint policies and provisioning.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

The open source security tool, Nmap, originally focused on port scanning, but a robust community continues to add features and capabilities to make Nmap a formidable penetration testing tool. This article will delve into the power of Nmap, how attackers use Nmap, and alternative penetration testing (pentesting) tools.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Audits can be performed continuously by a security operations center (SOC), a managed IT security service provider (MSSP), or a security information and event management (SIEM) system. Relatively high frequency backups (daily or at least weekly). Local backups for quick access. Cloud backups in case of local failure.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Only about 20% of the ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) used by ransomware attackers are identified out-of-the-box by antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and security information and event management (SIEM) tools. Protect your backup systems. Does backup protect against ransomware?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

In our examples, the clothing brand secures a segregated design team with physical locks on the doors, extra computer security to prevent digital theft, and a backup solution for their marketing data. Vulnerability scans , penetration tests , compliance audits, and network monitoring provide components of network security monitoring.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Planning for disaster recovery and routine data backup: Healthcare businesses may suffer severe consequences due to data loss or system malfunctions. In a breach or other catastrophic event, it is crucial to building solid disaster recovery plans that specify data restoration and system recovery steps.

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NetSpi Executives

JUNE 18, 2024

Check out NetSPI’s mainframe penetration testing services to see why 9/10 top U.S. magnitude earthquake in New York state shook a corporate campus housing over 200 mainframes, none of which were affected by the groundbreaking event. Entities like the NYSE or NASDAQ stock exchange must have no more than 5.26 banks choose NetSPI.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

The logs need to be aggregated, safeguarded, and correlated with other relevant security events. Critical Security Control 11: Data Recovery Control 11 refers to an organization’s ability to recover data in the event of a breach or attack. This often includes storing a secure backup outside of the company’s IT system.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, the credit card industry’s PCI DSS requirements force organizations to use vendors unaffiliated with implementing IT infrastructure to conduct penetration testing. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems. How Do MSPs Work? Certainly not.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, the credit card industry’s PCI DSS requirements force organizations to use vendors unaffiliated with implementing IT infrastructure to conduct penetration testing. For IT services and infrastructure, some larger MSPs will provide generalist services and attempt to solve all problems. How Do MSPs Work? Certainly not.

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