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CVE-2023-34063 (CVSS 9.9): A Critical Flaw in VMware Aria Automation

Penetration Testing

VMware Aria Automation, formerly known as vRealize Automation, serves as a linchpin for orchestrating and automating complex infrastructures.

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Elevating Privileges with Azure Site Recovery Services

NetSpi Technical

Cleartext credentials are commonly targeted in a penetration test and used to move laterally to other systems, obtain sensitive information, or even further elevate privileges. This is due to the fact that the service attaches the Contributor role to the Managed Identity that is created for the attached Automation Account.

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Azure Deployment Scripts: Assuming User-Assigned Managed Identities

NetSpi Technical

As Azure penetration testers, we often run into overly permissioned User-Assigned Managed Identities. This type of Managed Identity is a subscription level resource that can be applied to multiple other Azure resources.

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NetSPI’s View on the 2023 Gartner® Competitive Landscape: External Attack Surface Management Report 

NetSpi Executives

According to the Gartner report: “In order to be more actionable, EASM needs to support data integration and deduplication of findings across systems, automation of assigning the asset/issues to the owner of the remediation process and tighter integration with third party systems.

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5 Misconceptions About Penetration Testing for Mobile Apps

Appknox

Penetration Testing has become indispensable to most companies' secure software development lifecycle. Unfortunately, because of widespread misconceptions, several businesses still don't understand the true potential of pen testing and refrain from using it to ensure mobile app security. Penetration Testing Overview.

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4 Ways Automated Penetration Testing Can Increase Your Protection Against Common Cyber Threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

Businesses are venturing into using automated penetration testing to replace or complement their conventional cyber threat assessments. It’s no surprise, considering how time-consuming and tedious running manual pen tests can be. But first… What is automated penetration testing?

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The Decisions that Dictate the ROIs of Pen Testing

SecureWorld News

Penetration testing is a critical cybersecurity and compliance tool today, but it's also highly misunderstood. First, pen tests have materially changed in the last couple of years, and many CIOs and CISOs still think of pen tests the way they used to be. Or is it primarily to identify weaknesses before an attacker does?