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Penetration Testing

Understanding pentesting vs an automated hacker-powered tool

Penetration testing is a vulnerability detection mechanism that uses multistep and multivector attack scenarios to find vulnerabilities and attempts to exploit them. While some companies might be continuously pentesting, others don’t at all, this is often due to lacking security culture, budget limitations, or both.

Gartner's top security threat and pentesting vs continuous scans - what you missed from Hack Yourself Stockholm 2021

Included by Gartner in 2021 as a major cybersecurity category and an emerging product, the External Attack Surface Management (EASM) term might be new. Still, the idea behind it is nothing new: identifying risks coming from internet-facing assets that an organization may be unaware of. A few companies, including Detectify, have been highlighting the importance of the attack surface and understanding the potential risks of the constantly-changing environment.

Is your penetration testing weak? Catch hackers at your backdoor with Sumo Logic

If you are an application developer or security analyst, you likely spend a lot of time thinking about your customers’ security. IT operations teams have found many ways to help secure login portals by implementing dual authentication and Single-Sign-On (SSO) portals. Many IT organizations have learned to use SSO and Two Factor Authentication (2FA) to help secure their codebase and employee data. This method is great, assuming that all users are compliant with 2FA.

CIS Control 18 Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is something that more companies and organizations should be considering a necessary expense. I say this because over the years the cost of data breaches and other forms of malicious intrusions and disruptions are getting costlier. Per IBM Security’s “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021,” the average cost of a breach has increased 10% year over year, with the healthcare sector having the highest cost breaches for 11 consecutive years.

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The Importance of Penetration Testing for Your Business

Did you know that a third of all businesses will experience a cyber-attack this year? And that's just the ones that are reported! The fact is, if you're not doing penetration testing on your business, you're at risk. In this blog post, we'll break down what penetration testing is and why it's so important for businesses. We'll also discuss the risks of not having security testing done, and how it can impact your bottom line.

The Comprehensive Approach to Cybersecurity Assessment and Testing | Cyphere

Cyphere is a cybersecurity assessment and testing company that quickly identifies the weakest points in an organisation's cyber security. We do this by using the best practices to simulate real-world attacks against your systems. The goal is to identify potential risks before they can lead to a potential disaster.

Mobile penetration testing: Why You Need A Mobile Penetration Test | Cyphere

As mobile devices become more and more ubiquitous, the risk of data theft and malicious attacks also rises. That's why it's important to have a mobile penetration test - an assessment of your system's security that identifies vulnerabilities that could be exploited by cybercriminals. Watch this video to learn more about mobile penetration testing and how it can protect your business from harm.#mobilepenetrationtesting #mobilepentesting