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American Water Shuts Down Services After Cybersecurity Breach

eSecurity Planet

The attackers may also have exploited vulnerabilities in the company’s software systems, which is a common strategy used by cybercriminals targeting critical infrastructure. 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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Shift Left Security: Integrating Pentesting Early in Development

NetSpi Executives

Todays application security testing tools and technologies are built to facilitate this security-centric approach, but the term has taken on a new meaning compared to when it first entered the scene years ago. Proactive security testing plays a crucial role in identifying potential weaknesses in systems or code.

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Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures

Hacker's King

Supply Chain Attacks : These attacks target the supply chain rather than individual organizations, exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party software and service providers. The trend towards polymorphic malwaremalware that changes its code constantlyhas made it harder for traditional antivirus solutions to detect and block infections.

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Python downloader highlights noise problem in open source threat detection

Security Boulevard

Is it an open source supply chain threat? Further investigation by our team uncovered the fact that the downloader and wipers were created by a cybersecurity pro doing “red team” penetration testing of a client’s SOC. This incident highlights a growing challenge for firms that track (and defeat) open source threats.

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Looking at a penetration test through the eyes of a target

CyberSecurity Insiders

Penetration testing (pentesting) is one of the fundamental mechanisms in this area. Vulnerability testing, in turn, aims to pinpoint flaws in software and helps understand how to address them. They do overlap in quite a few ways, but each has its unique hallmarks.

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When Good Tools Go Bad: Dual-Use in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

Penetration Testing Frameworks: Frameworks like Metasploit simulate real-world attacks to identify security weaknesses. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML): AI/ML can enhance attack sophistication and scale, but they also improve threat detection and response.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

A shift from legacy, perimeter-focused network defenses to dynamic, interoperable defenses at the cloud edge, directed at ephemeral software connections, must fully play out. These emergent software and hardware advances will pave the way for factoring in quantum computers.