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NEWS ANALYSIS Q&A: Striving for contextual understanding as digital transformation plays out

The Last Watchdog

Today, Ollmann is the CTO of IOActive , a Seattle-based cybersecurity firm specializing in full-stack vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and security consulting. The post NEWS ANALYSIS Q&A: Striving for contextual understanding as digital transformation plays out first appeared on The Last Watchdog.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

Penetration tests are vital components of vulnerability management programs. In these tests, white hat hackers try to find and exploit vulnerabilities in your systems to help you stay one step ahead of cyberattackers. Here we’ll discuss penetration testing types, methods, and determining which tests to run.

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GUEST ESSAY – A primer on ‘WAAP’ – an approach to securing APIs at the web app layer

The Last Watchdog

One could make the argument that Application Programming Interfaces — APIs – are a vital cornerstone of digital transformation. APIs interconnect the underlying components of modern digital services in a very flexible, open way. Related: How a dynamic WAF can help protect SMBs. Tool limitations.

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NEW TECH: A better way to secure agile software — integrate app scanning, pen testing into WAF

The Last Watchdog

Based in Bengalura, India, Indusface helps its customers defend their applications with a portfolio of services that work in concert with its flagship web application firewall ( WAF ,) a technology that has been around for about 15 years. “And application-level attacks have come to represent the easiest target available to hackers.”

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Q&A: How emulating attacks in a live environment can more pervasively protect complex networks

The Last Watchdog

For instance, they might want to test new signatures published by their firewall vendor, before pushing it out, to make sure there are no regression issues. DeSanto: We started asking ourselves, ‘What if you can take that same level of quality and testing, and do that within the live network? LW: Engagements?

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What is Virtual Patching and How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

Virtual patching bypasses the complex and time-consuming process of developing and deploying patches by using rules, mitigations and protective steps, often at the IPS or firewall level, to shore up networks to prevent attackers or malware from accessing these vulnerabilities. Proactive identification approaches are recommended.

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Top Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) is a relatively new IT security technology that can automatically spot vulnerabilities in an organization’s cyber defenses, akin to continuous, automated penetration testing. Penetration Testing. Also Read: Best Penetration Testing Tools for 2021. Red Teaming.