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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why penetration testing has become a ‘must-have’ security practice

The Last Watchdog

Yes, and that is what Sony exactly lost when they were hacked and the personal info of every one of its customers leaked in 2011. Let us run you through the various aspects of penetration testing, or pen test, and why it is a critical component to protect a company’s network. Huge sum, right? Are they updated?

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SHARED INTEL: How ransomware evolved from consumer trickery to deep enterprise hacks

The Last Watchdog

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation. What does the future hold? Time will tell. About the essayist.

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Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe

Security Affairs

However, the company was able to restore its network from backups and no client workstations were affected during the intrusions. He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011.