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7 Best Penetration Testing Service Providers in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Penetration testing is a critically important cybersecurity practice, but one that many organizations lack the on-staff skills to do themselves. Fortunately, there are many pentesting services out there that can do the job for them across a range of budgets and needs.

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Vulnerability Recap 5/13/24 – F5, Citrix & Chrome

eSecurity Planet

The problem: Cisco Talos researchers published a proof of concept for CVE-2023-49606 and Censys detected over 50,000 potentially vulnerable Tinyproxy hosts. Consider performing a penetration test on specific systems. The most significant vulnerability, CVE-2023-47610 rates CVSSv3 9.8

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News alert: AdviserCyber launches to help ‘RIAs’ meet SEC’s cybersecurity infrastructure rules

The Last Watchdog

1, 2023 — AdviserCyber , a cybersecurity service provider for Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) with $500M to $3B Assets Under Management (AUM) who must comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity requirements, announced its formal launch today. Phoenix, Ariz. —

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Vulnerability Recap 4/29/24 – Cisco, Microsoft, Palo Alto & More

eSecurity Planet

An old Microsoft Windows spooler flaw is added to the CISA KEV list, and the Cactus Ransomware gang currently pursues unfixed Qlik Sense servers with a vulnerability patched in September 2023. Only after additional testing in May 2023 did Brocade accept the vulnerabilities existed, but did not issue patches until December 2023.

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VulnRecap 2/5/24 – Azure, Apple, Ivanti, & Mastodon at Risk

eSecurity Planet

With the recent surge in critical vulnerabilities, organizations should regularly update and patch software, and perform routine vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. It’s triggered by contributions to build system projects and tricks the system into running test code in a live environment.

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Recent Tesla Hacks Highlight Importance of Protecting Connected Devices

eSecurity Planet

Teslas Get the Spotlight in Recent Ethical Hacking Efforts Researchers have discovered multiple vulnerabilities within Teslas since March 2023. Rapid7’s Zero Day Initiative hosts an event called Pwn2Own, and at the 2023 event, computer security firm Synactiv hacked a Tesla computer within two minutes.

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12 Data Loss Prevention Best Practices (+ Real Success Stories)

eSecurity Planet

Analyze the storage’s security protocols and scalability. Potential threats: Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration testing to evaluate potential threats and weaknesses. To keep data secure, have a strong cybersecurity posture that involves a combination of DLP and other types of security solutions.

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