Social engineering is typically used to trick human beings to gain unauthorized access to computer networks and steal personal information, financial data or intellectual property. It is now becoming popular as a career option for ethical hackers, said Alethe Denis of Bishop Fox.
Many organizations are finally improving basic cyber hygiene, but the major problem facing defenders and governments is how to achieve scale across all sizes of businesses including nonprofits around the world, said Phil Reitinger, CEO and president of Global Cyber Alliance.
2023 is the year of exposure, said Cyentia Institute's Wade Baker. Exposure dominated Cyentia research this year, and many breaches were linked to mistakes in vulnerability management and poorly managed identities. Organizations are struggling with prioritizing hardware and software vulnerabilities.
Offensive security is transitioning from traditional penetration testing to a more continuous, technology-led approach, says Aaron Shilts, president and CEO at NetSPI. The security posture of organizations is constantly changing, making a point-in-time pen test less effective.
Hackers are attempting to infect a consumer-grade Wi-Fi router model with Mirai botnet malware following the discovery of zero-days in the device in a December hacking competition. TP-Link released a patch in mid-March. Telemetry shows infections in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
In today's development environment, securing web applications is crucial. Traditional application security testing techniques like DAST can be inaccurate and generate many false positives. Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) offers a more advanced and accurate approach to testing application...
Most mature security organizations perform some regular penetration testing by internal teams, consulting, or both. However, in today’s realm of fast-moving technology changes and complex on-premises and cloud infrastructure, performing regular pen tests can be challenging for a variety of reasons.
First, most...
At Regina International Airport, everything that has a network cable, wireless signal, or power cord is something Sean McKim, Manager of Technology, cares about. With over 1,700 IP addresses on the corporate side and fluctuating numbers of visitors moving though the airport every single day – YQR is Canada’s 15th...
When the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of Reno, NV, a higher education organization focusing on applied environmental research, needed a way to run penetration testing and vulnerability scanning at an affordable cost, they looked towards a way to integrate both processes
As a soft funded organization, DRI is...
Among the flaws in the traditional approach to pentests is that they are conducted too infrequently and vary greatly in terms of quality, depending on the experience of the pentester. They often lack sufficient breadth and depth to provide real assurance that no security holes remain undetected, and they take a long...
When it comes to vulnerability management, gone are the days when basic scanners were enough. Security teams must fend off increasingly sophisticated threats while making the most of their staff and budget. This requires the high level of accuracy, automation, and efficacy that only enterprise-grade, risk-based...
The United States sent its top cyber offensive team to NATO ally Albania to help secure the nation's critical infrastructure networks. The Cyber National Mission Force helped find cyberthreats and vulnerabilities on networks likely targeted last year by Iranian threat actors.
Last Autumn, Rubrik’s Data Security Report found that 92% of respondents reported they might be unable to maintain business continuity if they experienced a cyber-attack. But as the attacks are evolving at an alarming rate, business cyber resilience and recovery has become even more critical to the survival of an...
Hitachi Energy joined the ranks of victims hit by the Clop ransomware group, which has exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra's widely used managed file transfer software, GoAnywhere MFT. Clop claimed responsibility for the hack, which compromised networks used by 130 different organizations.
The Biden administration has unveiled its new national cybersecurity strategy, detailing top challenges facing the U.S. and plans for addressing them. Goals include minimum security requirements for critical infrastructure sector organizations and liability for poor software development practices.
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