Penetration Testing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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MARCH 12, 2024

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

... The post Details Released for Microsoft Excel RCE (CVE-2023-36041) Vulnerability appeared first on Penetration Testing. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-36041 and carrying a CVSS score of 7.8...

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 2, 2020

@comododesktop @troyhunt #InfoSec #DataBreach pic.twitter.com/JxGzS9evtT — Nigel Cox (@Harlekwin_UK) October 2, 2019 “We take security seriously” [link] [link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) September 27, 2019 Over and over again, kids tracking watching have egregiously bad security. The pattern is alarmingly predictable.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. billion in 2019. Worse still, the DFS found, the vulnerability was discovered in a penetration test First American conducted on its own in December 2018.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite their differences, both vulnerability scans and penetration tests are part of the wider vulnerability management framework or process. Breach and attack simulation (BAS) tools offer a more automated approach to vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. Why Is Vulnerability Scanning Necessary?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Maintainers of the open-source Metasploit penetration testing framework have added a public exploit module for the BlueKeep Windows flaw. There is a surprise for Metasploit users, maintainers of the open-source penetration testing framework have added a public exploit module for the BlueKeep Windows flaw.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. — Jason Haddix (@Jhaddix) July 27, 2019. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

the latest version of the popular penetration testing and forensics Linux distro. the latest version of the popular penetration testing and forensics Linux distribution. “Welcome to our first release of 2019, Kali Linux 2019.1, On Monday, Offensive Security announced the availability of Kali Linux 2019.1,

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2021

For example, a 2019 eSentire survey found that 44% of all firms surveyed had experienced a significant data breach caused by a third-party vendor. This means they each vendor, whether directly or indirectly, impacts your cybersecurity. . Incorporate risk management into your contracts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Cobalt Strike is a legitimate penetration testing toolkit and threat emulation software that allows attackers to deploy payloads, dubbed “beacons,” on compromised devices to remotely create shells, execute PowerShell scripts, perform privilege escalation, or spawn a new session to create a listener on the victim system.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The vulnerability affects Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019, while SharePoint Online as part of Office 365 is not impacted. “The NCSC generally recommends following vendor best practice advice in the mitigation of vulnerabilities. .”

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

In early 2019, Bishop Fox raised a $25m Series A from ForgePoint Capital to do just that. The initial result of diversifying into the product space is CAST, which stands for Continuous Attack Surface Testing and is the focus of this review. Another issue with traditional penetration tests is that they are time-bound.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

The open source security tool, Nmap, originally focused on port scanning, but a robust community continues to add features and capabilities to make Nmap a formidable penetration testing tool. This article will delve into the power of Nmap, how attackers use Nmap, and alternative penetration testing (pentesting) tools.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

CISSP Company: (ISC)2 Noteworthy: Consistently appears on top industry certification lists, including the 2019 Upwork Skills Index, which named the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) one of the 20 hottest job “skills” in the U.S. FINALIST | BEST PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. labor market.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2019

According to security experts at Fox-IT, a recently addressed flaw in the Cobalt Strike penetration testing platform could be exploited to identify attacker servers. “The decline since the start of 2019 is most likely due to the “extraneous space” fix, thus not showing up in the scan data when applying the fingerprint.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2023

Ideally, you’ll also have data from firewall logs, penetration tests , and network scans to review as well. Also read: Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing Step 4: Prioritize Vulnerabilities The most severe vulnerabilities in your vulnerability scans will need to be identified and addressed first.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

Threat Actor Brief LockBit is a well-known ransomware affiliation program started back in September 2019, where the developers use third parties to spread the ransomware by hiring unethical penetration testing teams. He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS found that despite its notifications to the French authorities, some of the apparently infected systems were still attempting to contact the sinkholed control networks up until late 2019. ” A LinkedIn profile for a Yassine Algangaf says he’s a penetration tester from the Guelmim province of Morocco. ”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

osum0x0 has developed a module for the popular Metasploit penetration testing framework to exploit the critical BlueKeep flaw. The vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and was addressed by Microsoft with May 2019 Patch Tuesday updates. The security researcher Z??osum0x0

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2023

The activity of the APT group was first detailed by Symantec in 2019, the experts analyzed a series of attacks against IT providers in Saudi Arabia and US entities. Re-use of open-source penetration testing tools that focus on web browsers was seen both in an Iranian campaign in 2017 and in this current campaign.

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Cisco Security

APRIL 19, 2021

ISC)2 estimated at the end of 2019 that it would take 4.07 Army and other entities have taken trainings provided by Offensive Security , including courses in penetration testing, web application and exploit development that align with industry-leading certifications. This employment gap increased in the year that followed.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

The National Security Agency (NSA) is urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). Now the National Security Agency (NSA) is also urging Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Bugcrowd is used by many enterprises, it allows them to manage bug bounty programs, penetration testing, and vulnerability disclosure. ” According to Bugcrowd, the payouts are increasing year after year, in 2019 experts observed an increase of more than 80% over the payouts assigned during 2018.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In 2019 Symantec researchers reported that the group was using the backdoors Hannotog (Backdoor.Hannotog) and Sagerunex (Backdoor.Sagerunex), which were both used in the recent campaign. Cobalt Strike, which is a penetration testing framework, is considered commodity malware by many due to how often it is used by malicious actors.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2020

11, 2019, two security experts at a company that had been hired by the state of Iowa to test the physical and network security of its judicial system were arrested while probing the security of an Iowa county courthouse, jailed in orange jumpsuits, charged with burglary, and held on $100,000 bail. On Thursday Jan.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

In May, Microsoft warned users to update their systems to address the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep , A few days later, the National Security Agency (NSA) also urged Windows users and administrators to install security updates to address BlueKeep flaw (aka CVE-2019-0708). DHS on also issued an alert for the same issue.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Rocket was recently acquired [Dutch-owned OLX bought it back in 2019], and enforcement of parent company standards is in progress, along with architectural corrections. The company states that vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT test) was scheduled for January 2, which would have detected the security issues.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

While during Q1 (2019) most of the scraped websites were absolutely up- and-running on Q2 (2019) I see, most of the scraped hidden services, dismissed and/or closed even if they persists in the communication channels (IRC chat, Pasties, Telegram, etc.). This scenario changed dramatically in the past few months.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

” According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. Operators behind the Pysa malware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

” The Lockbit gang has been active since at least 2019 and today it is one of the most active ransomware groups offering a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. Artifacts of professional penetration-testing tools such as Metasploit and Cobalt Strike have also been observed.” “LockBit 3.0 and LockBit.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

pic.twitter.com/VdiKoqAwkr — Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) November 2, 2019. The vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and was addressed by Microsoft with May 2019 Patch Tuesday updates. huh, the EternalPot RDP honeypots have all started BSOD'ing recently.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. New #Mespinoza #Ransomware [link] Ext: locked R/n: Readme.README Affected users, contact the support forum of @BleepinComputer pic.twitter.com/SbKxVEIXUd — Amigo-A (@Amigo_A_) October 25, 2019.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Although fixed in the October 2022 updates, Microsoft notes that the zero-day vulnerability may have been exploited as early as April 2019. The report timeline reveals that Brocade rejected penetration tests performed in August 2022 and February 2023 because they hadn’t been on the latest version of their software.

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