Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 8, 2022

In short, your militarily-meaningless defacements, childish trolling, and attacks on civilians’ data were a tiny price for my government to pay for the massive, invaluable penetration test that you performed for us free of charge.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2024

Continual testing While performing rigorous assessments before vendors are onboarded is important, so is performing ongoing internal and external penetration tests to simulate attacks and test for potential weaknesses. For example, OT systems have become highly connected, making them an obvious target for hackers.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

Inadequate security testing. Many organizations rely solely on traditional penetration testing or security assessments performed at the end of the software development cycle. Organizations need to invest in cybersecurity training programs to educate their employees about security best practices.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing) lacks the context of APIs with automated testing and requires costly first time manual Penetration testing effort. The unsupported framework and complex data flow reduce the accuracy of SAST assessment leading to high false positives.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For years, penetration testing has played an important role in regulatory compliance and audit requirements for security organizations. However, a longtime challenge with pentesting has been the “point-in-time” nature of the tests. Continuous pentesting.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2024

About Security Risk Advisors: Security Risk Advisors offers Purple Teams, Cloud Security, Penetration Testing, Cyber-Physical Systems Security and 24x7x365 Cybersecurity Operations. For more information about VECTR™ Enterprise Edition, please visit [link]. Based in Philadelphia, SRA operates across the USA, Ireland and Australia.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Leveraging threat intelligence at the platform level, or course, remains vital, as well. The trick in today’s operating environment is how to do this well with cloud migration accelerating.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Penetration testing: Regularly simulate cyberattacks through penetration testing to identify exploitable vulnerabilities in the system. Companies can stay ahead of evolving threats by evaluating current defenses and ensuring compliance with industry standards like NIST or CIP.

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SecureList

AUGUST 22, 2024

As a cybersecurity company, before we release our products, we perform penetration tests on them to make sure they are secure. That’s why we test (and, if necessary, fix) all components of our products, including the open-source projects we use.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

Cobolt Strike is a security tool, used by penetration testers to simulate network attackers. But it’s also used by attackers — from criminals to governments — to automate their own attacks. Researchers have found a vulnerability in the product.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

Leveraging threat intelligence at the platform level, or course, remains vital, as well. The trick in today’s operating environment is how to do this well with cloud migration accelerating.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

3, 2022 post, Sheriff says their “team” is seeking licenses for the Cobalt Strike penetration testing tool, and that they’re prepared to pay $3,000 – $4,000 per license. .” In several posts, Sheriff taunts one FireEye employee by name. “We will buy constantly, make contact,” Sheriff advised.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2024

It also demonstrates the need for quality assurance and penetration testing to ensure the safety of third-party apps installed on millions of devices.” ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, they employ search-order hijacking, deploying TwoDash in c:windowssystem32oci.dll , sideloaded via msdtc.exe , leveraging methods documented in prior penetration testing research. Secret Blizzard uses similar techniques and filenames as Storm-0156, mimicking their operations.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Often, getting to such a point involves an external expert helping the organization plan and execute regular security assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability scans to identify potential weaknesses in the organization’s policies, procedures, and systems.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Duarte’s journey in cybersecurity began with a passion for penetration testing, sparked by the 1980s cult classic film WarGames. Duarte, formerly head of security at Snowflake, joins Aembit with a deep commitment to address pressing gaps in non-human identity security.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 19, 2024

Today, Ollmann is the CTO of IOActive , a Seattle-based cybersecurity firm specializing in full-stack vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and security consulting. We recently reconnected. Here’s what we discussed, edited for clarity and length?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For instance, penetration testing simulates potential attacks, allowing you to assess your response capabilities. Conduct Regular Security Audits & Vulnerability Assessments Security audits and vulnerability assessments can identify weak points in your organization’s defenses before attackers do.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Check Point's Global CISO discusses the firm's 2023 threat intelligence, including new AI malice and threat actors spreading malware by dropping flash drives.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Gaining accurate visibility of all cloud and on-premise digital assets; configuring cloud IT infrastructure wisely; adopting ZTNA principles; implementing robust cyber hygiene, based on NIST standards; conducting regular audits, including advanced penetration testing; conducting ongoing, effective threat detection and response; and implementing (..)

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Netcraft’s latest research details HookBot, a sophisticated Android-based banking Trojan that’s steadily advancing its footprint in the cybercrime world.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To mitigate these risks, water utilities should: Prioritize cybersecurity: Implement robust cybersecurity practices, including regular vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and employee training. "Water is no exception." Collaborate with industry peers: Share information and best practices to enhance collective security.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 9, 2024

Discover the difference between types of IVR testing tools, ensuring optimal performance and security for your business phone system. Plus, we’ll show you when to DIY or call in the pros.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 8, 2024

A critical use-after-free vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38193, has been discovered in the afd.sys Windows driver. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.8,

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Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Security researcher Gergely Kalman has detailed a high-severity vulnerability in Apple’s MallocStackLogging framework that could allow attackers to gain local privilege escalation (LPE) on macOS systems.

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Cybersecurity 145

Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-11477) has been discovered in the popular file archiver 7-Zip, potentially allowing attackers to execute malicious code on vulnerable systems. The flaw, identified by Nicholas Zubrisky of... The post CVE-2024-11477: 7-Zip Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution, Update Now!

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Cybersecurity 145

Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Veeam Software, a prominent provider of backup and disaster recovery solutions, has released urgent security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities in its Service Provider Console (VSPC). One of these... The post CVE-2024-42448 (CVSS 9.9): Critical RCE Vulnerability in Veeam VSPC appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Security researcher Angelboy (@scwuaptx) with DEVCORE has identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft’s Kernel Streaming service. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-30090 and assigned a CVSS score of 7.0,

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Cybersecurity 144

Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Fortinet has issued a security advisory for its FortiManager platform, addressing a critical vulnerability—CVE-2024-47575—which has been actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability, rated at CVSS 9.8, arises from a... The post Fortinet Warns of Actively Exploited Flaw in FortiManager: CVE-2024-47575 (CVSS 9.8)

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Cybersecurity 130

Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Splunk Secure Gateway app that could allow a low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.

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Cybersecurity 145

Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Apache Software Foundation has released important security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Apache Tomcat, a widely-used open-source web server, and servlet container.

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Software Cybersecurity 121

Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The NodeStealer malware, first identified as a JavaScript-based threat, has undergone a transformation into a Python-based infostealer, expanding its capabilities to harvest a broader range of sensitive data.

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Malware Cybersecurity 128

Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A new critical vulnerability has been discovered in CyberPanel, a popular open-source web hosting control panel, by security researcher DreyAnd.

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Authentication Cybersecurity 143

Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A critical security vulnerability, CVE-2024-52301, has been identified in the Laravel framework, a popular web application framework known for its elegant syntax and comprehensive toolset for building robust applications.

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Cybersecurity 143

Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Foxit has released a crucial security update for its widely used Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor. The update, version 2024.4, resolves multiple vulnerabilities that pose significant risks, including... The post CVE-2024-49576 and CVE-2024-47810: Foxit Addresses Remote Code Execution Flaws appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Risk Cybersecurity 138

Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 22, 2024

The Apache Software Foundation recently released a critical security update to address a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, identified as CVE-2024-56337. This vulnerability affects a wide range... The post CVE-2024-56337: Apache Tomcat Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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