SecureList

MAY 13, 2025

Our company’s deep expertise means we can study these tools to implement best practices in penetration testing. The text is written for educational purposes only and intended as an aid for security professionals who are conducting penetration testing with the system owner’s consent.

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Hacker's King

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

With the right techniques, ethical hackers can use Telnet to identify vulnerabilities , gather information, and launch attacks on networks—making it a valuable skill for penetration testing. So, let's dive into how you can use this simple yet effective protocol for network penetration testing. How to exploit it?

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

But before delving into the details, let’s give penetration testing a definition. According to the SANS Critical Control # 20, Penetration testing involves mimicking the actions of computer attackers to identify vulnerabilities in a target organization, and exploiting them to determine what kind of access an attacker can gain.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2003-2008 — Albert Gonzalez — Albert Gonzales is arrested in 2003 for being part of ShadowCrew, a group that stole and then sold card numbers online, and works with authorities in exchange for his freedom. 2008 – The Church of Scientology — A hacker group known as Anonymous targets the Church of Scientology website.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Historically, the DarkSide group has conducted two-pronged ransomware attacks against victims with deep pockets – they both steal data and encrypt it. True or not, the intense focus on a Russian attack that has real economic consequences in the U.S. was probably not the Kremlin’s goal.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Born from two board members of AVG Technologies, Evolution Equity Partners started in 2008 to help US and European-based entrepreneurs in cybersecurity, enterprise software, and consumer-enterprise crossover segments. In 2008, the Washington, DC-based firm made a prudent decision by shifting its focus to cybersecurity. NightDragon.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. Enter BackTrack 3 in June 2008. 2008 was no exception. A fresh start in March 2013.

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