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Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Testing

eSecurity Planet

Many cybersecurity audits now ask whether penetration testing is conducted and how vulnerabilities are detected and tracked. These questions ask IT teams to consider how frequently security is tested from the outside via penetration testing and from the inside via vulnerability testing. File servers.

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Kali Linux Penetration Testing Tutorial: Step-By-Step Process

eSecurity Planet

Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools. Also read: 24 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools What Is Penetration Testing?

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Penetration Testing Tools: Top 6 Testing Tools and Software

NopSec

Or will they need to start from scratch, including infiltrating the client by means of unauthorized access or social engineering, before even getting started on the actual hacking? There are many factors to account for. SMBMap help isolate systems where a compromised account has Admin rights and facilitates remote command execution.

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Lyceum APT made the headlines with attacks in Middle East

Security Affairs

Lyceum was observed using password spraying and brute-force attacks to compromise email accounts of targeted individuals. “LYCEUM initially accesses an organization using account credentials obtained via password spraying or brute-force attacks. The malware uses DNS and HTTP-based communication mechanisms.

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Analyzing the APT34’s Jason project

Security Affairs

Jason is a graphic tool implemented to perform Microsoft exchange account brute-force in order to “harvest” the highest possible emails and accounts information. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna.

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Best Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Intruder uses an enterprise-grade scanning engine to run emerging threat scans for newly discovered vulnerabilities. Intruder Intruder is a cloud-based vulnerability scanner that performs over 10,000 security checks. Results are then emailed to IT and available on the dashboard.

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How to Stop Phishing Attacks with Protective DNS

Security Boulevard

This blog examines the escalating phishing landscape, shortcomings of common anti-phishing approaches, and why implementing a Protective DNS service as part of a layered defense provides the most effective solution. Often used to compromise executive and privileged accounts.

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