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Using a Mythic agent to optimize penetration testing

SecureList

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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Cobalt Strike, a penetration testing tool popular among criminals

Malwarebytes

Metasploit—probably the best known project for penetration testing—is an exploit framework, designed to make it easy for someone to launch an exploit against a particular vulnerable target. We have seen a significant uptick in these methods in 2020 and beyond. The need for pen-testing. What is Cobalt Strike?

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State-sponsored hackers and ransomware gangs are diversifying tactics to inflict more harm

Tech Republic Security

The groups have been using off-the-shelf tooling and open source penetration testing tools at unprecedented scale, according to Accenture's 2020 Cyber Threatscape Report.

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Automated Penetration Testing vs. Manual Penetration Testing

Appknox

However, according to Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report , cybercriminals are taking advantage of enterprises' desperate digital transformation initiatives by developing new ways to target and exploit their web applications. Many businesses are running remotely as a result of the latest COVID-19 pandemic.

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Elpaco Ransomware: A New Threat Actor Leverages CVE-2020-1472 for Global Attacks

Penetration Testing

This advanced malware exhibits a plethora of customization... The post Elpaco Ransomware: A New Threat Actor Leverages CVE-2020-1472 for Global Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Vulnerabilities hit record high in 2020, topping 18,000

SC Magazine

Security teams were under siege last year, according to research analyzing 2020 NIST data on common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) that found more security flaws – 18,103 – were disclosed in 2020 than in any other year to date. The post Vulnerabilities hit record high in 2020, topping 18,000 appeared first on SC Media.

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Japanese Government Will Hack Citizens' IoT Devices

Schneier on Security

I am less optimistic about the country's ability to secure all of this stuff -- especially before the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan isn't very different from other industrialized nations in this regard, so their findings will be general.

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